Why did sociologists adopt the term “new religious movements” to describe cults?
A. in an effort to appeal to the youth culture of the 1960s and 1970s
B. in an effort to standardize language among social scientists in related fields
C. in an effort to legitimize the study of cults
D. in an effort to use a more neutral term
Ans: D
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