Terrorism as social cultural phenomenon

https://doi.org/10.20339/AM.05-20.101 

I.A. Evteev is Cand.Sci. (Cultorology), doc. at Ural State University of Transport Communications e-mail: evteev.cultura@gmail.com

Presented is the author’s analytical research in study and identifying origins of modern terrorism as socio-cultural and political phenomenon. Identified is relationship of terrorism with public thinking, and also considered are shortcomings of personal structure of contemporary individual, that make him weak-willed and passive object against intimidation and imposition by terrorists their rules and principles. Given is evaluation of terrorism as one of negative factors of general crisis of culture.

Key words: terror, terrorism, culture, society, social intellection, social regulation, cultural crisis, state.