Political-social deprivations; a sociological context of modern extremism

The purpose of the present research is to investigate large-scale political and social deprivation that objectively provides a context for promoting radical ideas in the contemporary Arab world, leading the groundwork for attracting part of society to extremist idea. This research was conducted in a descriptive-analytical manner, and the findings of the capacities of relative deprivation theories indicated that deprivation of power-oriented values (the status of political participation), interpersonal values (the status of poverty, education, and suburbanization) has escalated into a gap between value expectations and value capabilities of part of society, helping extremists to benefit more greatly from the accessible and despicable social context. The social situation of the Arab world with respect to material values is an indication of a significant distance between the status que and value expectations of citizens. The analyses of current violent movements in the Arab world such as ISIS and al-Qaeda are of significance when the social-political context of these movements is taken into consideration apart from the analyses of intellectual components.