Why do people join cults? It’s not like they wake up one day and think hey‚ I’m going to go join a cult today. Most people that joining a cult don’t even know that are in one. Most cults are very well thought out on the recruitment process and socialization process. People join cults like Peoples Temple because of charismatic leaders‚ life issues‚ and a sense of belonging. How can a leader of a group convince so many people to follow his or her beliefs? Most of the time it’s just good talking skills
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behaviors and emotions will be manipulated once they have joined a cult; the dangers of cults have become severe over the past years and have caused thousands of deaths due to the influence of cults members and leaders. Cults are able to gain members‚ due the fact that people in actuality do not know it is a cult they are joining. After joining a cult‚ some people still do not even understand that they are actually in a cult. Cults are something a person may read about or see on TV‚ but to have the
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The concept of cults are intriguing and arouse the curiosity in minds of the people who have accepted a life in society and joined humanity the way that it is. It’s a strange thought that people could just walk away from their regular lives to put trust in something so foreign to them‚ but promises a great return or will save them from something that may cause harm. There are many reasons somebody may turn to join a cult‚ because they are very promising‚ and may be the only option remaining for some
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ntroduction There is no exact definition of a cult. Cults range in characteristics and motives that make them incredibly hard to define. The typical understanding among sociologists is that a cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. Cults typically consist of a leader with several dedicated members. There are a variety of cults; destructive cults‚ which believe in an end of the world scenario‚ religious cults‚ which believe and worship a set religion
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CULTS I. Introduction Thesis: The forces that draw individuals into cults can be explained by psychological doctrine. II. What is a cult A. Brief description B. Types of cults 1. religious 2. psychotherapy or personal growth 3. political 4. popular or faddist III. Popular cult groups A. People’s Temple B. David Koresh C. Heaven’s Gate D. The Family IV. Charismatic group A. Brief desciption B. Characterization V. Sigmund Freud’s beliefs A. Belonging to a group
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article “Jim Jones‚” these members belonged to a cult known as the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones‚ who was responsible for ordering the members to suicide. According to an article “Why Do People Join Cults?” by Adrian Furnham‚ Ph.D.‚ a cult is a group with “powerful and exclusive dedication and devotion to an explicit person or creed‚” with a goal to “reprogramming the way people see the world” (Furnham). In summary‚ a cult‚ as explained in “Cult Influence & Persuasion Tactics” by Kelton Rhoads
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Why do people join gangs? Gangs‚ or most people define as a group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit‚ are still widely increasing in the United States today. Even though everyone can agree that any gang related activities and crimes are against the law‚ people still joins it regardless with various reasons: Desire for protection‚ to appear cool‚ and have a sense of family. People often join gangs to get a protection from others. Especially in ghetto‚ where most of
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communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members: Poverty- Most gangs exist because of one reason‚ money. By committing countless crimes of theft and drugs‚ gangs can make large amounts of money. Some people with money problems may turn to crime if they
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Some kids join gangs because they need to feel "acceptance‚ excitement‚ to earn money‚ peer pressure‚ protection‚ to socialize and etc. " (S.A.P.D) If kids have nothing better to do or don’t feel like they mean anything at home they are going to find mischief to get into because one way or another someone will notice them. Many minority groups have
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reasons why a person joins the military. Many people join for the wrong reasons instead of the right ones. More people should carefully consider what they are joining for. Myself and many people I know all joined for the right reason. People need to know the risks of joining before they sign there papers. The military is not something you need to jump right into. Myself joined the army in March of 1999. The main reason I joined was to serve my country. Many people were telling me not to join‚ but I
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