Proceedings of the 2020 6th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2020)

The Prevalence of Intellectual Extremism among Palestinian Youth and Its Relationship to Some Variables

Authors
Abdal-hadi K. Abu-Saada, Hatem M. Saadallah, Haroun M. Bhar, Samir M. Zaqout
Corresponding Author
Abdal-hadi K. Abu-Saada
Available Online 16 December 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201214.063How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Intellectual Extremism, Religious Extremism, Political Extremism, Social Extremism, Youth
Abstract

Extremism is a global issue that affects a lot of countries all over the world ever since. Youths are considered the main tool to implement various forms of extremism. This article aims to diagnose intellectual extremism among Palestinian youth. In this article, we analyzed the data obtained from Palestinian youth (18-35 years), from 1 to 31/12/2019. The sample consisted of 600 youth (male and female). Data were collected through an electronic questionnaire. The most important results were that males were generally more extreme than females. There is also a strong relationship between intellectual extremism and many variables 1) the educational level; 2) Scientific specialization; 3) Political or party affiliation; 4) The household income range; 5) The level of father’s education; 6) The level of mother’s education; 7) The constancy of family relations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2020 6th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
16 December 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.201214.063
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201214.063How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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