{"product_id":"cults-in-our-midst-isbn-9780787967413","title":"Cults in Our Midst","description":"Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven's Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terrorism in Al Queda and the PLO. Foreword xi \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Revised Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the First Edition xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 What Are Cults? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Defining Cults 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions and Characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCult Types\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Joins Cults?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do They Join?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Brief History of Cults 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults in the 1800s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1960s: Fertile Ground for Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1970s: Cults to Expand Awareness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1980s: Psychological, Occult, and Prosperity Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of New Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCause for Concern\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Process of Brainwashing, Psychological Coercion, and Thought Reform 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Examples of Brainwashing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePackaged Persuasion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttacking the Self\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Thought Reform Works\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProducing a New Identity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpermissible Experiments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. What's Wrong with Cults? 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Threaten Legitimate Institutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Harm Our Children and Tear Apart Our Families\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Are Violent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Engage in Conspiracy and Fraud\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Cults Can Be Just as Harmful as Large\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Take Away Our Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Take Away Our Possessions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCults Escape Scrutiny\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is to Be Done?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2 How Do They Work? 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Recruiting New Members 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Approach\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvitation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Cult Contact\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollow-Up: Gaining Greater Commitment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYoung and Old Alike Are Vulnerable\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Double Agenda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Physiological Persuasion Techniques 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Marketing of Experiential Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechniques Producing Predictable Physiological Responses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeditation May Not Always Be Good for You\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Psychological Persuasion Techniques 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrance and Hypnosis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrickery\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevision of Personal History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeer Pressure and Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional Manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychotherapy Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Intruding into the Workplace 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClarification of New Age\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Clash in the Workplace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolation of Civil Rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Goes On in an LGAT?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of a New Age Training Program: A Case Example\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with Being \"Transformed\" at Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Casualties\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuyer Beware: Thought-Reform Processes at Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Threat of Intimidation 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-opted Professionals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntimidation and Harassment of Critics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3 How Can We Help Survivors to Escape and Recover? 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Rescuing the Children 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren of Jonestown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren of Waco\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren of Other Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of the Cult Leader\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of Cult Parents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Children Learn in Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the Cult\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren Are Survivors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Leaving the Cult 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy It's Hard to Leave\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays of Leaving the Cult\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeprogramming and Exit Counseling\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Recovery: Coming Out of the Pseudopersonality 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecovering from Cult Aftereffects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological and Emotional Difficulties\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Inefficiencies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Personal Relations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophical and Attitudinal Issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelpful Tasks for Individuals Leaving Cults\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Is Life After the Cult\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript to the First Edition: The Millennium, Cults, and the End of the Century 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript to the Revised Edition 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Notes 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources and Organizations 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 387\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMargaret Thaler Singer\u003c\/b\u003e is a clinical psychologist and emeritus adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In her career she has counseled and interviewed more than 3,000 current and former cult members and their relatives and friends. An expert on post-traumatic stress as well as cults, she lectures widely in the United States and abroad. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003e\"Crazy\" Therapies.\u003c\/i\u003e  Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven's Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terrorism in Al Queda and the PLO.  \u003cp\u003e\"What makes \u003ci\u003eCults in Our Midst\u003c\/i\u003e so absorbing is Singer's ability to show the extremely damaging effect of cults as well as the lure that cults may have for the 'average' people in 'normal' life. Cults often emerge cyclically— but they never disappear. A 'good' time for cults is the end of the millennium, when people become obsessed with apocalyptic notions . . . [but] they never really disappear.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The definitive A to Z work on cults. . . . It would have been a tremendous resource and comfort to me and my family through our ordeals.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Patricia Ryan, daughter of Congressman Leo Ryan, who was assassinated by members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989011775717,"sku":"NP9780787967413","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787967413.jpg?v=1761782426","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cults-in-our-midst-isbn-9780787967413","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}