Cults in Our Midst - Couverture rigide

Singer, Margaret Thaler; Lalich, Janja

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0787900516 ISBN 13 : 9780787900519

Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 1995

Synopsis

Over the past two decades, in the United States alone, an estimated twenty million people have joined cults. Today, 3000 to 5000 cults are working to recruit new members and at any point in time, two-and-a-half to three million Americans are active cult members. Often a cult is disguised as a legitimate business or organization: a restaurant, self-help group, psychotherapy clinic, or leadership training program could be a front for the cult. Anyone - no matter what age or income level - could be susceptible to the covert and seductive nature of a cult. Singer's book reveals what cults are and how they work, and offers information on how to help people escape cult entrapments and recover from the experience.

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Revue de presse

"The definitive A to Z work on cults.... It would have been a tremAndous resource and comfort to me and my family through our ordeals.′′ Patricia Ryan, daughter of Congressman Leo Ryan, who was assassinated by members of Jim Jones′s Peoples Temple

"This straightforward overview offers a clear explanation of the nature of cults and the threat they pose to individuals, families, and society. Perhaps the most striking point made here is the contention that most Americans will be vulnerable to cults at some point in their lives."

``Essential reading for all citizens in a free society to learn how even here it is possible to coercively persuade people to give up their freedom and harm themselves and their children in the process.′′ Edgar H. Schein, author of Coercive Persuasion (1961), and professor of management, MIT Sloan School of Management

``Many Americans feel helpless when manipulative, mind–stealing seducers take our children, our parents, our wealth... Singer explains the process, exposes their methods, and strengthens us all.′′ Mike Farrell, actor and producer, member of the board of advisors of the Cult Awareness Network

``Should be read by everyone who wishes to understand the incoherence in the therapeutic movements damaging families and destoying public confidence in mental health professionals. This is a superbly written, carefully detailed, enlightening book.′′ Paul McHugh, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical School

``Age, education, sophistication, and wealth are not vaccinations against getting involved in a cult.′′ Margaret Singer

"The author, an expert on the phenomenon of cults, presents a comprehensive, sobering account of their history and workings."

"The author, an expert on the phenomenon of cults, presents a comprehensive, sobering account of their history and workings." Bulletin og the Menninger Clinic

Quatrième de couverture

Over the past two decades, in the United States alone, an estimate twenty million people have joined cults. Today, three to five thousand cults are working to recruit new members. At any point in time, two–and–a–half to three million Americans are active cult members. Often a cult is disguised as a legitimate business or organization: a restaurant, self–help group, psychotherapy clinic, or leadership training program could be a front for a cult. Anyone––no matter what age or income level––could be susceptible to the covert and seductive nature of a cult.The 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.Cults in Our Midst is filled with practical strategies and suggestions for understanding the cult phenomenon and helping cult members break free.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0787900516
• ISBN 13: 9780787900519
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 407
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible