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ERIC Number: EJ278008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Mar
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The Urgent Need for Education about Cults.
Willis, Shirley Hale
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n7 p500-02 Mar 1983
Uses examples from the author's and others' experiences to describe techniques that "cults" use, including emphases on discipline, group identity, confession, constant activity, an unquestioned doctrine, and control of members' communications. Suggests high school courses be taught on cult methods, the Bible as literature, and information gathering and evaluation. (RW)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Groups, High School Students, High Schools, Methods, Organizational Climate, Religious Organizations
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cults