Faculty First Year Seminars 191UW3 - Cults: Mind Control & the Sear
Fall
2018
01
1.00
Lisa Fontes
M 4:00PM 4:50PM
UMass Amherst
82483
Herter Hall room 107
lfontes@uww.umass.edu
This seminar explores how cults use mind control to prey upon people?s sincere desire for community. We will explore techniques of mind control such as isolation, peer pressure and love bombing, as well as particular cults such as Jonestown and Children of God. This course includes elements of psychology, sociology, social work, legal studies, religion, and criminal justice.
Freshmen Only