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100 1 $aSinger, Margaret Thaler.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94084181
245 10 $aCults in our midst /$cMargaret Thaler Singer with Janja Lalich ; foreword by Robert Jay Lifton.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aSan Francisco :$bJossey-Bass Publishers,$c[1995], ©1995.
300 $axxiv, 381 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 369-370) and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rRobert Jay Lifton --$gPt. 1.$tWhat Are Cults?$g1.$tDefining Cults.$g2.$tA Brief History of Cults.$g3.$tThe Process of Brainwashing, Psychological Coercion, and Thought Reform.$g4.$tWhat's Wrong with Cults? --$gPt. 2.$tHow Do They Work?$g5.$tRecruiting New Members.$g6.$tPhysiological Persuasion Techniques.$g7.$tPsychological Persuasion Techniques.$g8.$tIntruding into the Workplace.$g9.$tThe Threat of Intimidation --$gPt. 3.$tHow Can We Help Survivors to Escape and Recover?$g10.$tRescuing the Children.$g11.$tLeaving the Cult.$g12.$tRecovery: Coming Out of the Pseudopersonality.$tPostscript: The Millennium, Cults, and the End of the Century.
520 $aThe 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 expose' 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.
520 8 $aThis 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.
650 0 $aCults$vControversial literature.
650 0 $aPsychology, Religious.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108485
650 0 $aPersuasion (Psychology)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100175
651 0 $aUnited States$xReligion$y1960-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140504
700 1 $aLalich, Janja.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93102170
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