Attitude towards Extremism in a sample of University Students

 
Abstract:
The purpose of the current research is to provide of Attitude towards Extremism in a sample of University Students ,  which has risks for the individual and society, and to Studying the individual differences among the sample subjects regarding the level of Extremism according to gender (male/female) and specialization (theoretical faculties / practical faculties) . The sample included 500 students, whose age ranged from 18-22, All of them are students from 1st. 2nd, 3rd and 4th years, and study in theoretical and practical faculties namely: agriculture, nursing, engineering, languages, pedagogy, girls, arts, sciences, commerce, law, sharia, media, rights, Arabic language, religious fundamentals, translation, pharmacy, in both the universities of ain shams and al azhar . The materials of the study were: Family Socioeconomic status questionnaire, authored by Abdelaziz elsayed elshakhs , Extremism scale: designed and prepared by the researcher .  The results revealed the following findings: There is a statistically significant difference for males in religious Extremism , There is a statistically significant difference for males in political Extremism , There is a statistically significant difference for males in intellectual Extremism , There is no statistically significant difference in the social Extremism among the two groups, There is a statistically significant difference for males in overall Extremism, There is no statistically significant difference among the two groups in the variables of Extremism dimensions and the overall Extremism since the T value of all variables were statistically insignificant.