Someone else may beat me to the punch but this essay by Neal Osherow would seem to be just what you're looking for
http://www.guyanaca.com/features/jonestown.html Royce Simpson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Spring Hill College Mobile, AL 36695 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:43 AM Subject: psychological effects of cults Hi everyone: I'm looking for some references on the psychological effects of various cult activities. This would include indoctrination into cults, the role of persuasion and groupthink, the psychological effects of cult involvement and deprogramming, etc. This could also include religious organizations that use various forms of manipulation or persuasion to influence people or manipulate behavior. I'm not too familiar with this area and am hoping some of my other clinical colleagues or my social colleagues might have some suggestions for me. I'm looking for empirical articles as well as textbooks that could be used. Thanks in advance! Rod ______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Heath-Hardwick Hall 115 Phone: 903-233-3312 Fax: 903-233-3246 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
