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Cults in our midst / Margaret Thaler Singer with Janja Lalich ; foreword by Robert Jay Lifton.
Author
Singer, Margaret Thaler
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1995]
Description
xxiv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BP603 .S56 1995
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Subject(s)
Cults
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Psychology
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Brainwashing
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Cults
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United States
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Psychology
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Brainwashing
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United States
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Social groups
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Persuasion (Psychology)
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Psychology and religion
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Psychology, Religious
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United States
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Religion
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1960-
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Author
Lalich, Janja
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Writer of foreword
Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926-
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Series
Jossey-Bass behavioral science series
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The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series
Summary note
The country's leading authority on cults, Margaret Thaler Singer, calls on her nearly fifty years of expertise to write the definitive book on cults. Written with author and former cult member Janja Lalich, Singer's first book is a shocking exposé that reveals what cults are and how they work. Cults in our midst offers vital information on how to help people escape cult entrapments and recover from the experience. This compelling book debunks commonly held myths and answers perplexing questions about cults. Cults in our midst is filled with practical strategies and suggestions for understanding the cult phenomenon and helping the cult members break free.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-370) and index.
Contents
Defining cults
A brief history of cults
The process of brainwashing, psychological coercion, and thought reform
What's wrong with cults?
Recruiting new members
Physiological persuasion techniques
Psychological persuasion techniques
Intruding into the workplace
The threat of intimidation
Rescuing the children
Leaving the cult
Recovery : coming out of the pseudopersonality
Postscript: The millennium, cults, and the end of the century.
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ISBN
0787900516 ((acid-free paper))
9780787900519 ((acid-free paper))
LCCN
94033598
OCLC
31170479
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