Bounded Choice
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.
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Janja Lalich |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- 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
- Marion Harmon, 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