Previous Dispositions and Conversion to Perspectives of Social and Religious Movements
In this paper, testable propositions are developed regarding the conditions under which an individual's previous dispositions may be expected to play a greater or lesser role in the process of conversion to the perspectives of social and religious movements. It is then argued that most situatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1977
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1977, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 115-125 |
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| Summary: | In this paper, testable propositions are developed regarding the conditions under which an individual's previous dispositions may be expected to play a greater or lesser role in the process of conversion to the perspectives of social and religious movements. It is then argued that most situations in which cases of conversion are to be found are such that the role played by previous dispositions will be relatively great. It is therefore suggested that cognitive style is a variable which must be taken into consideration by those concerned with understanding the appeal of particular social and religious movements. Attempts to operationalize the cognitive style concept are encouraged. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710172 |