A symbolic interactionist understanding of the selves of former members of New Religious Movements

The current study investigates the construction of self in New Religious Movement (NRM) membership and argues that there is significant variation in the way in which members construct their sense of self. While the majority of the literature suggests that differences in the way in which former membe...

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Main Author: Coates, Dominiek D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 16, Issue: 10, Pages: 1066-1079
Further subjects:B New Religious Movement
B Individuality
B other-directedness
B social connectedness
B Cult
B diversity of selves
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