| Description |
xxiv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series |
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Jossey-Bass behavioral science series.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Leadership |
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Overseas item |
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Psychology |
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Religious cults |
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United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370) and index |
| Notes |
Text in Chinese |
| Subject |
Brainwashing -- United States.
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Brainwashing.
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Cults -- Controversial literature.
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Cults -- Psychology.
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Cults -- United States -- Psychology.
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Persuasion (Psychology)
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Psychology, Religious.
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Group Processes.
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Persuasive Communication.
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Religion and Psychology.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Religion -- 1960-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140504
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| Author |
Lalich, Janja, author
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Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926- writer of foreword
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| LC no. |
94033598 |
| ISBN |
0787900516 |
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9780787900519 |
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