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Bounded Choice
Author Janja Lalich
Country United States
Language English
Subject(s) Cults
Genre(s) nonfiction
psychology
cults
Publisher University of California Press
Publication date September 15, 2004
Media type Paperback
Pages 353
ISBN ISBN 0-520-24018-9
Preceded by Captive Hearts, Captive Minds,
Cults in Our Midst

Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults is a nonfiction psychology book on cults, by Janja Lalich, Ph.D.. Janja Lalich, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as Fact. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a Publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in Academic Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Captive Hearts Captive Minds Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships is a Nonfiction Psychology book dealing with Cults Cults in Our Midst The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives is a Nonfiction Psychology book on Cults by Margaret Singer and Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as Fact. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Janja Lalich, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico California. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The book was published by University of California Press in 2004. University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a Publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in Academic "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Lalich had previously published her Ph.D. dissertation on "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature "[1]

Contents

Methodologies

Dr. Lalich's methodologies were influenced by the work of Anthony Giddens, Herbert Simon and Robert Jay Lifton[2]. Anthony Giddens Baron Giddens (born January 18, 1938) is a British sociologist who is renowned for his Theory of structuration Herbert Alexander Simon ( June 15, 1916 February 9, 2001) was an American Political scientist whose research ranged Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American Psychiatrist and author chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes The Heaven's Gate cult is used as a model for analyzing the cult structure[3][4]. Heaven's Gate was an American UFO religion based in San Diego California and led by Marshall Applewhite (1932-1997 and Bonnie Nettles (1927-1985 Lalich had previously performed a comparative study on both the Heaven's Gate cult and the Democratic Workers Party, which was incorporated into the book[4].

Reception

Harmon wrote that Lalich developed a "definitional framework", which helped illustrate how charismatic cult leaders can dominate the members of their movements[3]. The Sociologist Max Weber defined charismatic authority as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity heroism or exemplary character of an individual person

References

  1. ^ Lalich, Janja. , "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups. " Ph. D. dissertation. , Santa Barbara, California, Fielding Institute. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. , 2000.
  2. ^ Lorne L. Dawson, American Journal of Sociology, vol. Established in 1895, the American Journal of Sociology (AJS is the oldest scholarly journal of Sociology in the United States. 111, part 1 (2005), pg. 663–665
  3. ^ a b Marion Harmon, Demystifying Cults, Chico Statements, California State University. History Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San José State University) a
  4. ^ a b Zablocki, Benjamin; Thomas Robbins (2001). Benjamin Zablocki (b January 19, 1941 in Brooklyn) is professor of Sociology at Rutgers University and teaches Sociology Misunderstanding Cults (book). Misunderstanding Cults Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field was edited by Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins. University of Toronto Press, 522. The University of Toronto Press Inc (or UTP) is a Publishing house and an independent division of the University of Toronto that engages in Academic ISBN 0802081886.  

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See also

"MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Margaret Thaler Singer (1921 - 2003 was a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor emeritus of Psychology at the University of California Berkeley, "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American Psychiatrist and author chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes Janja Lalich, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico California. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Heaven's Gate was an American UFO religion based in San Diego California and led by Marshall Applewhite (1932-1997 and Bonnie Nettles (1927-1985 Anthony Giddens Baron Giddens (born January 18, 1938) is a British sociologist who is renowned for his Theory of structuration Herbert Alexander Simon ( June 15, 1916 February 9, 2001) was an American Political scientist whose research ranged The Sociologist Max Weber defined charismatic authority as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity heroism or exemplary character of an individual person
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