Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1989: CSJ Special Issue Deprogramming: A Case Study; Psychological Manipulation and Society

Published by American Family Foundation, 1989

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[4], 177, [7] pages. References. Ink notes on front cover. Name of previous owner (a therapist) on first page. Tick mark inside front cover. No other ink notes observed. Founded in 1984, the Cultic Studies Journal is a semi-annual, peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that seeks to advance the understanding of cultic processes and their relation to society, including social and cultural implications as well as effects on individuals and families. It is the only scholarly journal devoted to this field of inquiry. The cultic processes of concern to the CSJ are directly related to the research traditions of thought reform and the psychology of social influence. This special issue of the Cultic Studies Journal is, to our knowledge, the only professional, detailed analysis of deprogramming, a central source of controversy in cultic studies. The observer of the deprogramming, Dr. Steve Dubrow-Eichel, completed this study as part of his doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dubrow-Eichel's work illuminates this often misunderstood and sensationalized phenomenon. The CSJ presents his research to advance understanding of the behavior change processes that occur in deprogramming and cultic conversions. Deprogramming refers to measures that claim to assist a person who holds a controversial belief system in changing those beliefs and abandoning allegiance to the religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system. The dictionary definition of deprogramming is "to free" or "to retrain" someone from specific beliefs. Some controversial methods and practices of self-identified "deprogrammers" have involved kidnapping, false imprisonment, and coercion, which have sometimes resulted in criminal convictions of the deprogrammers. Some deprogramming regimens are designed for individuals taken against their will, which has led to controversies over freedom of religion, kidnapping, and civil rights, as well as the violence which is sometimes involved. …

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Title
Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1989: CSJ Special Issue Deprogramming: A Case Study; Psychological Manipulation and Society
Author
Langone, Michael D. (Editor)
Publisher
American Family Foundation
Publication year
1989
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Good
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