PPT-Cults/Conformity/

Brainwashing Cults What distinguishes a harmful cult from a relatively harmless new religious movement or selfhelp group 1 Characteristics of Cults A captivating and authoritarian leader who claims to have all the answers to life. 1)W.Burkert, Ancient Mystery Cults (Cambridge 1987) 18 Learning Outcomes. SC.3.C. : Evaluate Research on conformity to Group Norms. SC.3.D. : Discuss factors influencing conformity.. Warm-Up. What. is conformity? . When. and . Why. do we conform?. How. Cults. Any non-conforming group or religious sect outside the norms of society. Cults. 5 traits:. 1. Charismatic leader claiming to have all the answers; beliefs cannot be questioned. 2. Only members will be saved or enlightened. 1. our terms. please keep in mind: . religious culture & social organization our terms (etic) to analyse something else. analytical terms do not necessarily represent the entire phenomenon, just a dimension. On Post-its. What is Social Influence?. Conformity: . The tendency for people to adopt the behaviour, attitudes and values of a reference group. Majority influence. The opposite of deviation . Kelman's. 2 Factors of Social Change . Alienation. Alienation . = emotional . dissociation and isolation and is marked by an inability to follow the rules of society or share in the values in society. .. Alienation is said to occur because people have difficulty adapting to societal change. What is a Cult. Every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:. 1. It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members. 2. It forms an elitist totalitarian society.. Geoff Goodman, Ph.D.. Today’s lecture will focus on why this is so hard to do!. What is conformity?. Conformity . refers to a change in a person’s behavior or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief in order to fit in with a group (Also known as majority influence).. Types of Conformity. Three types of conformity developed by Man (1969):. . Social influence. TYPES. of conformity: . internalisation, identification and . compliance. EXPLANATIONS. . for conformity: . normative and informational. Social Influence . Social influence is the scientific study of the ways in which people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are affected by other people. What is the difference between:. A church. A denomination. A sect. A cult. Roy Wallis (1976) - . divided organizations into respectable (uniquely legitimate or pluralistically legitimate) or deviant. What is the difference between:. A church. A denomination. A sect. A cult. Roy Wallis (1976) - . divided organizations into respectable (uniquely legitimate or pluralistically legitimate) or deviant. Religions. Difference between cults and religions. Deceit in recruitment. Totalitarian. Destroys the family unit. Isolates its members. Keeps non-believers out. Leader and follower consider the Leader to be above reproach. FFV Marketing . S. tandards. Checks. . on. . conformity. Checks. . on. . conformity. . to. marketing . standards. . will. be . carried. . out. at . all. marketing . stages. , in . order. .