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Encyclopedia > Radicalization

Radicalization is the transformation from passiveness or activism to more revolutionary, militant or extreme postures. Radicalization is often associated with youth, adversity, alienation, social exclusion, poverty, or the perception of injustice to self or others.[citation needed] Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Revolutionary, when used as a noun, is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution. ... The word militant can refer to any individual engaged in warfare, a fight, combat, or generally serving as a soldier. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ... Adversity is defined as a state of misfortune or affliction, or it may be used to describe a calamitous event. ... Look up alienation, alienate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Social exclusion relates to the alienation or disenfranchisement of certain people within a society. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Justice is a concept involving the fair and moral treatment of all persons, especially in law. ...


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The term Radical (latin radix meaning root) has been used since the late 18th century as a label in political science for those favoring or trying to produce thoroughgoing or extreme political reforms which can include changes to the social order to a greater or lesser extent. ...

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Radical - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (304 words)
the radical of an algebraic group is a concept in algebraic group theory.
the radical of an ideal is an important concept in abstract algebra.
in linguistics, a radical consonant involves the root of the tongue.
Radical feminism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1334 words)
Radical feminism is a branch of feminism that views women's oppression (or patriarchy) as the basic evil upon which human relationships in society are arranged.
While Radical feminism posits that the root cause of all other inequalities is the oppression of women, some Radical feminists acknowledge the simultaneity or intersectionality of different types of oppression which may include, but are not limited to the following: gender, race, class, perceived attractiveness, sexuality, ability, whilst still affirming the recognition of patriarchy.
This feminism was truly radical in both a political sense, and in the sense of seeking the root cause of the oppression of women.
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