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Langone, M. (1993). Recovery from cults. NY: W.W. Norton.
Langone, M. (2004). The definitional ambiguity of the ―cult‖ and AFF‘s mission.
http://www.cultinfobooks.com/infoserve_aff/aff_termdefambiguity.htm.
Lifton, R.J. (1989). Thought reform and the psychology of totalism. Chapel Hill: NC:
University of North Carolina Press.
McKibben, J.A., Lynn, S.J., &Malinoski, P. (2002). Are cultic environments psychologically
harmful? Cultic Studies Review, 1, (3).
Muster, N.J. (2004). Authoritarian culture and child abuse in ISKCON. Cultic Studies Review.
Ofshe, R. (1992). Coercive persuasion and attitude change. In E. Borgatta (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Sociology, Volume 1. NY: Macmillan Publishing Group.
Peck, M.S. (1983). The people of the lie. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Shaw, D. (2003). Traumatic abuse in cults: A psychoanalytic perspective. Cultic Studies
Review, 2, 101-129.
Singer, M. (1996). Cults in our Midst. NY: Jossey-Bass.
Straus, A.L. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. New York: Cambridge
University Press.
Teachman, J.D., &Paasch, K.M. (1994). Financial impact of divorce on children and their
families. The Future or Children, 4, 44-62.
Tobias, M.L. &Lalich, J. (1994). Captive minds, captive hearts. Alameda, CA: Hunter House
Inc. Publishers.
Turkat, I. (2002). Parental alienation syndrome: A review of critical issues. Journal of the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 13, 131-176.
Warshak, R. (2001) Divorce Poison. New York: Regan Books.
Wallerstein, J. &Blakeslee, S. (1996). Second chances: men, women, and children a decade
after divorce. New York: Mariner Books.
Wallerstein, J. &Lewis, J. (2004). The unexpected legacy of divorce: The 25- year landmark
Study. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 21, 353-370.
West, L. J., &Langone, M. D. (1986). Cultism: A conference for scholars and policy makers.
Cultic Studies Journal, 3, 117-134.
Dr. Amy J. L. Baker has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College of
Columbia University. She has expertise in attachment theory, parent involvement in their
children's education, youth development, and child welfare. She is the author or co-author
of one book and over 40 scholarly articles. She is also conducts research at the New York
Foundling Hospital. She can be reached at amyjlbaker@aol.com.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Review, 2005, Volume 4,
Number 1, pages 1-29. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Langone, M. (1993). Recovery from cults. NY: W.W. Norton.
Langone, M. (2004). The definitional ambiguity of the ―cult‖ and AFF‘s mission.
http://www.cultinfobooks.com/infoserve_aff/aff_termdefambiguity.htm.
Lifton, R.J. (1989). Thought reform and the psychology of totalism. Chapel Hill: NC:
University of North Carolina Press.
McKibben, J.A., Lynn, S.J., &Malinoski, P. (2002). Are cultic environments psychologically
harmful? Cultic Studies Review, 1, (3).
Muster, N.J. (2004). Authoritarian culture and child abuse in ISKCON. Cultic Studies Review.
Ofshe, R. (1992). Coercive persuasion and attitude change. In E. Borgatta (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Sociology, Volume 1. NY: Macmillan Publishing Group.
Peck, M.S. (1983). The people of the lie. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Shaw, D. (2003). Traumatic abuse in cults: A psychoanalytic perspective. Cultic Studies
Review, 2, 101-129.
Singer, M. (1996). Cults in our Midst. NY: Jossey-Bass.
Straus, A.L. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. New York: Cambridge
University Press.
Teachman, J.D., &Paasch, K.M. (1994). Financial impact of divorce on children and their
families. The Future or Children, 4, 44-62.
Tobias, M.L. &Lalich, J. (1994). Captive minds, captive hearts. Alameda, CA: Hunter House
Inc. Publishers.
Turkat, I. (2002). Parental alienation syndrome: A review of critical issues. Journal of the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 13, 131-176.
Warshak, R. (2001) Divorce Poison. New York: Regan Books.
Wallerstein, J. &Blakeslee, S. (1996). Second chances: men, women, and children a decade
after divorce. New York: Mariner Books.
Wallerstein, J. &Lewis, J. (2004). The unexpected legacy of divorce: The 25- year landmark
Study. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 21, 353-370.
West, L. J., &Langone, M. D. (1986). Cultism: A conference for scholars and policy makers.
Cultic Studies Journal, 3, 117-134.
Dr. Amy J. L. Baker has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College of
Columbia University. She has expertise in attachment theory, parent involvement in their
children's education, youth development, and child welfare. She is the author or co-author
of one book and over 40 scholarly articles. She is also conducts research at the New York
Foundling Hospital. She can be reached at amyjlbaker@aol.com.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Review, 2005, Volume 4,
Number 1, pages 1-29. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
