In many "white power" groups, new members have their heads shaved, are given a new name, and are given new clothing to wear. All of this is a part of the process called:
a) conversion.
b) recruitment.
c) enmeshment.
d) biographical reconstruction.
ANS: D, The best answer is biographical reconstruction, during which efforts are made to eliminate reminders of one's former identity and increase identification with the cult.
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a. scientific method. b. method of authority. c. a priori method. d. method of tenacity
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