L. West’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)


Cultism: A conference for scholars and policy makers
  • Article

January 1986

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34 Citations

L. West

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M. Langone

Citations (1)


... Cults are problematic because they control their members in ways that cause significant damage to individuals, families, and society (Singer, 2003;West & Langone, 1986). Cult members are isolated from the outside world, exploited, suppressed, and made to be dependent on the cult, which they cannot leave without significant challenges (Lalich & McLaren, 2018;Stein, 2017;Vander Ploeg, 2017). ...

Reference:

Waking Up: A Narrative Inquiry into Deconversion Stories by former Jehovah's Witnesses Bethelites
Cultism: A conference for scholars and policy makers
  • Citing Article
  • January 1986