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ICSA does NOT
maintain a list of "bad" groups or "cults." We nonjudgmentally list groups on which
we have information. Groups listed,
described, or referred to on ICSA's Web sites may be mainstream or
nonmainstream, controversial or noncontroversial, religious or
nonreligious, cult or not cult, harmful or benign. We encourage
inquirers to consider a variety of opinions, negative and positive,
so that inquirers can make independent and informed judgments
pertinent to their particular concerns. Views expressed on
our Web sites are those of the document's author(s) and are not
necessarily shared, endorsed, or recommended by ICSA or any of its
directors, staff, or advisors. See: Definitional
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| Cults,
Coercion, and Contumely
Cultic
Studies Journal
Psychological Manipulation and Society
Vol. 9, No. 2, 1992
Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley Marsha Emmer Addis
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
This article, originally written as part of a festschrift
in honor of
Dr. Louis Jolyon West
for his contributions in a wide area of psychiatry, shows how West's interest in
cults evolved naturally out
of three lifelong pursuitsΎhis studies of the physiology of emotions, his studies of how
human interactions impact on physiological reactions and lead toward health or illness,
and his sense of social responsibility as a physician. West's intellectual foci serve here
as a framework for addressing the definition of exploitative cults and the scientific
basis for understanding cults'
thought-reform
techniques as a coordinated program of coercive influence and behavior
control. The article also addresses 14 cult-related myths that have been promoted and
perpetuated by cult apologists. Today, with the continuing growth of the cult phenomenon
and with such tragedies as
Jonestown
and
Waco
behind us, we can perhaps see more clearly why cults are a public health concern.
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described, or referred to on ICSA's Web sites may be mainstream or
nonmainstream, controversial or noncontroversial, religious or
nonreligious, cult or not cult, harmful or benign.
We encourage
inquirers to consider a variety of opinions, negative and positive,
so that inquirers can make independent and informed judgments
pertinent to their particular concerns.
Views expressed on
our Web sites are those of the document's author(s) and are not
necessarily shared, endorsed, or recommended by ICSA or any of its
directors, staff, or advisors.
See: Definitional
Issues Collection; Understanding Groups Collection
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our Web sites are those of the document's author(s) and are not
necessarily shared, endorsed, or recommended by ICSA or any of its
directors, staff, or advisors.
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