Janja Lalich
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| Janja Lalich | |
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| Born | 1945 |
| Occupation | Professor, Sociology, California State University |
Janja Lalich is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, known for her study of the inner workings of cults.
She was a member of the radical "Democratic Workers Party" for 11 years, a group she now considers a cult. Motivated by her personal history ("I wanted to figure out what the heck happened to me"),[1] her research has focused on cults, specializing in charismatic authority, power relations, ideology, and social control.[2] Lalich published her Ph.D. dissertation on "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups" in 2000.[3] It was later developed into the 2004 book Bounded Choice.[4]
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[edit] Education
- Bachelor of Arts in French, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1967
- Fulbright Scholar, postgraduate research, University dAix-en-Provence, France[5]
- Master's Degree, Human Development
- Ph.D., Human and Organizational Systems,[6] Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California[2]
[edit] Published works
[edit] Books
- Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships (2006), ISBN 0-9720021-5-4, with Madeleine Tobias (2nd ed. of Captive Hearts, Captive Minds)
- Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults (2004), ISBN 0-520-23194-5
- Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field (2001), ISBN 0-8020-4373-9, contributor
- Women Under the Influence: A Study of Women's Lives in Totalist Groups. Cultic Studies Journal 14:1 (special issue), 1997.
- "Crazy" Therapies: What Are They? Do They Work? (1996), ISBN 0-7879-0278-0, with Margaret Singer
- Cults in Our Midst (1995), ISBN 0-7879-0051-6, with Margaret Singer
- Captive Hearts, Captive Minds: Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Abusive Relationships (1994), ISBN 0-89793-145-9
[edit] Articles
- "Repairing The Soul After A Cult Experience", CSNetwork Magazine, Spring 1996, pp. 30–33
- "Using the Bounded Choice Model as an Analytical Tool: A Case Study of Heaven's Gate", Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 3, No.3
- "The Cadre Ideal: Origins and Development of a Political Cult", Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 9, No.1
- Introduction: "We Own Her Now", Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 14, No.1
- "Dominance and Submission: The Psychosexual Exploitation of Women in Cults", Cultic Studies Journal, Vol.14, No.1
- "Women Under the Influence: A Study of Women's Lives in Totalist Groups", Guest Editor, Special issue, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol.14, No.1
[edit] References
- ^ Cult Expert Janja Lalich Offers New Theory on Brainwashing, Inside Chico State, April 17, 2003, Volume 33, Number 14
- ^ a b Zablocki, Benjamin; Thomas Robbins (2001). Misunderstanding Cults (book). University of Toronto Press. p. 522. ISBN 0802081886.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lalich, Janja (2004). Bounded choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults. University of California Press. ISBN 0520231945.
- ^ DECLARATION OF JANJA LALICH IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION, Superior Court, San Mateo, California, August 16, 1995
- ^ Former Cult Members and Support Groups, FACTnet.
[edit] External links
- CNN Interview with Yanya Lalich, CNN Impact, March 30, 1997
- Profile, Cultic Studies Review
