Bounded Choice
Author | Janja Lalich |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Cults |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Publication date | September 15, 2004 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 353 |
ISBN | 0-520-24018-9 |
OCLC | 54046983 |
306/.1 22 | |
LC Class | BP605.H36 L35 2004 |
Preceded by | Captive Hearts, Captive Minds, Cults in Our Midst |
Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults is a 2004 psychology book on cults by Janja Lalich. It was published by University of California Press.
Lalich had previously studied Heaven's Gate and the Democratic Workers Party for her doctoral dissertation entitled "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups",[1] and that research was incorporated into the book.[2]
Lalich's methodologies were influenced by the work of Anthony Giddens, Herbert Simon and Robert Lifton.[3] Heaven's Gate, a UFO religion, was used as a model for analyzing the cult structure.[2][4]
Marion Harmon wrote that: "Lalich’s research culminated in a new theory to explain how the combination of ideology, social structure, and commitment constrains the choice of true believers."[4]
References[]
- ^ Lalich, Janja., "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups." Ph.D. dissertation., Santa Barbara, California, Fielding Institute., 2000.
- ^ a b Zablocki, Benjamin; Robbins, Thomas (2001). Misunderstanding Cults (book). University of Toronto Press. p. 522. ISBN 0-8020-8188-6.
- ^ Lorne L. Dawson, American Journal of Sociology, vol.111, part 1 (2005), pg. 663–665
- ^ a b , Demystifying Cults Archived 2006-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Chico Statements, California State University.
External links[]
- Using the Bounded Choice Model as an Analytical Tool, Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2004
- 2004 non-fiction books
- Books by Janja Lalich
- Psychology books
- Books about cults
- University of California Press books
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