What is a cult? Discuss the term cult and give one example of a historical group that was considered a cult. Are cults increasing or decreasing?
What will be an ideal response?
but should include a definition of a cult as a new, innovative, small, voluntary, and exclusive religious tradition that was never associated with a religious organization. Examples could include Charles Manson family, David Koresh, Heaven’s Gate, Jim Jones, Baha’i, or the Moonies. There are negative connotations associated with cults, and they often end badly. Sociologists have quit using the term cult because of these negative associations.
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A) Russia. B) China. C) Ethiopia. D) South Korea.
Presuming you know how someone will behave on the basis of the group they belong to is called:
a. prejudice. b. discrimination. c. always irrational. d. unique to the dominant group.
In the context of the consequences of abuse, children who have been physically abused exhibit:
A. problems of low self-esteem. B. lower levels of anger and aggression. C. higher intellectual and academic development. D. aversion to alcohol and other drugs.
__________ assimilation is the process by which persons and groups adopt values, beliefs, ideologies, and other symbol systems.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).