Cults & Terrorism


  

create a presentation that focuses on a 21st century movement.  This could be a social movement (like a cult or new religious movement) or an extremist/terrorist group.

Specifically, you will create a presentation that summarizes your chosen movement, including providing a summary of the group’s value system.  

Contrast the value system of the movement with media portrayal of the group. Is the media portrayal biased? Why or why not?

Describe and analyse the reciprocal relationship between the group’s value system and the tools of globalization (e.g., how has the group used social media or other tools of globalization to communicate its values and how has social media and other tools of globalization impacted the values of the group)? 

Describe the role of the value system for the movement and why it is important for us to understand the perspective of members within the group.