“They live outside the grades and categories which the community regards as acceptable” (Galbraith 225) Four issues of concern exist in the contemporary American dilemma of cult activity. These issues follow as recruiting techniques, unorthodox practices, and the causes for joining. The techniques used by cult leaders in order to recruit new members can be both manipulative and destructive. Margret Thaler Singer Ph.D. reported in the January 1997 Transactional Analysis Journal article “Therapy, Thought Reform, and …showed first 75 words of 1222 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1222 total…why people join cult’s seems to lack significant studies and documention, which hinders the mainstream American public from the capability to grasp what cults are really about. In conclusion, it seems that the greatest problem in the issue of cults in contemporary America is the tremendous amount of misc! onceptions that have resulted from the lack of solid, testable theories as to the psychological, social, and effectual nature of cults in general. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**