The Pill vs. the Sword: Additional Considerations; Comment on “The Pill Is Mightier Than the Sword”

نویسندگان

1 Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA

doi
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.155
چکیده

In this paper, I present additional information for policy-makers and researchers to consider in response to the view proposed by Potts et al that “the pill is mightier than the sword.” I identify states with both high rates of terrorism and a youth bulge and discuss correlates of both these societal characteristics. The research examined supports the view that factors other than access to family planning are more important in facilitating terrorism.