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[Category]: Social Issues [Paper Title]: Social framework in cult behaviour [Text]: Page 1 Cults have been characterized as domineering and persuasive. Cults are willing to prey on any social class and gender in order to attain another member. The increasing popularity of joining cults is reflected on “economic status, social class, and emotional state” (Singer p.16, 1995). A conflict perspective suggests that poor economic stability, social class, and no authority attest to the fact that more people are joining cults, and that increasing each might lessen the chance of joining a cult. Authors Deikman, Levine, and McMahon argue that cults merely prey on those who are weak and of poor judgment. As social structures, cults serve merely to legitimate class subordination in ways that ensure joiners will worship and follow the leader (Singer p.30, 1995). Authors Dawson and Allen argue that cults look for specific behaviours: 1. poor economic stability 2. social class 3. no authority 4. gender Trends in Canadian cult joining by economics, class, authority, and gender support the view that these behaviours are typical of followers (Hoggart p.65, 1995). Societal elements continue to let people have low incomes, low class, and no authority within a job. There is no regulation of cults and no regulation of how many people join. Societal elements continue to ignore people and continue to keep low economies, low class, and no authority within our society. A conflict perspective argues the extent to which characteristics and behaviours cults look for when seeking out a new member. One specific cult is the Catholic Church. Many people would not dare think of a church Page 2 as a cult, but, the church looks for specific characteristics of a new member. Once a member joins, they are there for life. If they decide to leave, they are shunned from the church’s society and are not acknowledged as a Catholic any longer. Economic Stability Conflict theorists, such as Weber, agree that “economic interests are important in shaping human action”(Kendall p.15, 2000). Most members of a cult do not have a lot of money. Pre members usually have recently sold a house or are unemployed. Cult leaders prey on these people because of low economics. Members with no funds are vulnerable to the cult since they are more likely to stay within the group because they have no other place they can go. Cults will prey and persuade other people,... This is not the end of the termpaper! Register below to see the complete version of this term paper.
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