Bounded Choice
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Janja Lalich |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Cults |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
Publication date | September 15, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | 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 nonfiction psychology book on cults that was written by Janja Lalich and published by University of California Press in 2004.
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 Marion Harmon, Demystifying Cults, 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