SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: False Consciousness, Work Ethic, Hutterite
18 Oct 2016
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Faith is how we make sense of life, wether it is associated with religion or not. O canada features god, yet we are multicultural. Faith - a conviction that doesn"t require support from empirical evidence. Isolation from larger society and severing relationships. Loyalty and love for the leader increases obedience. Leader is powerful and legitimizes the groups authority and vision. Attract women, yet they have little voice in the cult. After the death of a nrm leader - cult collapses into smaller groups. Often break away from a new movement or a church. Social institution with formal worship and connection to dominant society. All others in contrast to the church. Claim large groups of people and make mega-churches. Informational control of whats available to its members. Thought control and what individual members think. Emotional control and when you can display emotions is controlled. Doomsday cult - the peoples temple - jim jones.
