Research Help
Date: January 11, 2005 08:34PM
Professor Janja Lalich has a new book 'Bounded Choice' on the way decision making patterns are affected when one is in high demand groups.
She examined Heaven's Gate in great detail, and because she is a sociologist, paid close attention to the social context at the time the group began and as it developed over the years. Lalich was also in a political cult that hoped to change the world, and describes the social background she was in at the time she joined.
Dr. Lalich is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Cal State, Chico. She may be able to point you toward additional books and articles.
Good luck with your paper.