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Escaping utopia: growing up in a cult, getting out, and starting over

Book information

ISBN
9781315295091, 1315295091, 9781315295084, 1315295083
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3869699 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
1 online resource.\183
Time added
2021-08-22 11:44:34

Description

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. We Weren’t There by Choice: Meeting Our Narrators 2. The Transcendent Belief System: Purity, Perfection, and the Eradication of Individuality 3. Charismatic Authority: Exhilarating Vision, Electrifying Charisma, and Total Domination 4. Systems of Control: Official Rules, Formal Structures, and Webs of Authority 5. Systems of Influence: Social Pressures, Rigid Expectations, and Constant Manipulation 6. Landing on Mars: Finding Their Way in an Alien World 7. Surviving and Thriving: Trauma, Resilience, and Integration Appendices Appendix A: Research Methodology Appendix B: Print and Multi-Media Resources Appendix C: Cult Information and Resource Websites Appendix D: Influence Methods that Support a Behavioral-Control System References Index

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