A Contemporary History of Suicide Bombing: A Sociological Approach to 9/11

Usep Abdul Matin

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I argue in this paper that the 9/11 phenomenon was not individual problem, but a problem of larger social issues. In the introduction of this paper, I clarify the above statement by Peter Berger in light of C. Wright Mills’ idea of the sociological imagination. Having clarified this, I discuss the behavior of the 9/11 hijackers in light of conflict and functionalist-oriented paradigms.

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Contemporary History; Phenomenon; Sociological Approach; Suicide Bombing.

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