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Appendix B:
Study Questions
Note that some of these materials were written about young people, when most
of the people recruited and having left cults were young. The cults now include
all age groups. Much of this material is still applicable and to all ages.
Please remember these questions and answers are simply a learning aid. This is
not a test to determine your worth. Become aware of any all-or-nothing
reactions you may have to this learning process and adjust such expectations.
"Coming Out of the Cults" (Singer, 1979)
1. Why did Singer and Miller conduct discussion groups?
2. When did participants report they joined cults?
3. What are the thirteen difficulties Singer describes that can affect people
who leave a cult?
4. How does this information pertain to you?
Youth, Brainwashing and the Extremist Cults,
Chapter 8 (Enroth, 1977)
1. More than anything else, what are the young people who pursue cults
today involved in?
2. What are the eight elements Enroth outlines that lead to the
transformation of personality and thinking? 3. How does this information
pertain to you?
"Kids 'n' Cults" (Swope, 1980)
1. What are the three interwoven concepts of utopian literature in Europe
and the American colonies?
2. What was the shocking conclusion Swope came to after meeting
With 125 young adults from different cults?
3. What are the six characteristics of the people who join cults?
4. How many characteristics need to be present for recruitment to be
effective?
5. What is the key to being recruited?
6. How does this information pertain to you?
Appendix B:
Study Questions
Note that some of these materials were written about young people, when most
of the people recruited and having left cults were young. The cults now include
all age groups. Much of this material is still applicable and to all ages.
Please remember these questions and answers are simply a learning aid. This is
not a test to determine your worth. Become aware of any all-or-nothing
reactions you may have to this learning process and adjust such expectations.
"Coming Out of the Cults" (Singer, 1979)
1. Why did Singer and Miller conduct discussion groups?
2. When did participants report they joined cults?
3. What are the thirteen difficulties Singer describes that can affect people
who leave a cult?
4. How does this information pertain to you?
Youth, Brainwashing and the Extremist Cults,
Chapter 8 (Enroth, 1977)
1. More than anything else, what are the young people who pursue cults
today involved in?
2. What are the eight elements Enroth outlines that lead to the
transformation of personality and thinking? 3. How does this information
pertain to you?
"Kids 'n' Cults" (Swope, 1980)
1. What are the three interwoven concepts of utopian literature in Europe
and the American colonies?
2. What was the shocking conclusion Swope came to after meeting
With 125 young adults from different cults?
3. What are the six characteristics of the people who join cults?
4. How many characteristics need to be present for recruitment to be
effective?
5. What is the key to being recruited?
6. How does this information pertain to you?
