Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index.
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Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Cults and True Believers; part one: Heaven's Gate; part two: The Democratic Workers Party; part three: Theoretical Perspective; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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It is easy to portray the members of cults as vunerable, needy people who cannot think for themselves. In this comparative study of the Heaven's Gate cult and the Democratic Workers Party, Janja Lalich offers a more complex and disturbing assessment of 'cult mentality'.
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Title
Bounded choice.
International Standard Book Number
0520240189
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Democratic Workers Party (San Francisco, Calif.)
Heaven's Gate (Organization)
Democratic Workers Party (San Francisco, Calif.)
Heaven's Gate (Organization)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Brainwashing.
Cults-- Psychology.
Brainwashing.
Cults-- Psychology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.