Janja Lalich

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Janja Lalich, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, California.

She was a member of the group "Democratic Workers Party" for 11 years. [ [http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/archive/03_04_17/03_lalich.html Cult Expert Janja Lalich Offers New Theory on Brainwashing] , "Inside Chico State", April 17, 2003, Volume 33, Number 14] Due to this connection, her research has focused on cults and controversial groups, specializing in charismatic authority, power relations, ideology, and social control. Lalich published her Ph.D. dissertation on "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups", [Lalich, Janja., "Bounded Choice: The Fusion of Personal Freedom and Self-Renunciation in Two Transcendent Groups." Ph.D. dissertation., Santa Barbara, California, Fielding Institute., 2000.] which was later developed into the book "Bounded Choice". [cite book| last = Lalich| first = Janja| title = | publisher = University of California Press| date = 2004| id = ISBN 0520231945]

Education

*Bachelor of Arts in French, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1967
*Fulbright Scholar, postgraduate research, University dAix-en-Provence, France [ [http://www.anandainfo.com/untitled1.html DECLARATION OF JANJA LALICH IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION] , Superior Court, San Mateo, California, August 16, 1995]
*Master's Degree, Human Development
*Ph.D., Human and Organizational Systems [ [http://www.factnet.org/cris_mem.htm#Janja%20Lalich Former Cult Members and Support Groups] , FACTnet.] , Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, Californiacite book| last = Zablocki| first = Benjamin| authorlink = Benjamin Zablocki| coauthors = Thomas Robbins| title = Misunderstanding Cults (book)| publisher = University of Toronto Press| date = 2001| pages = 522| id = ISBN 0802081886]

Published works

Books

*"Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships" (2006), ISBN 0-9720021-5-4, with Madeleine Tobias (2nd ed. of "Captive Hearts, Captive Minds")
*"" (2004), ISBN 0-520-23194-5
*"" (2001), ISBN 0-8020-4373-9, contributor
*"Women Under the Influence: A Study of Women's Lives in Totalist Groups." "Cultic Studies Journal" 14:1 (special issue), 1997.
*"" (1996), ISBN 0-7879-0278-0, with Margaret Singer
*"Cults in Our Midst" (1995), ISBN 0-7879-0051-6, with Margaret Singer
*"" (1994), ISBN 0-89793-145-9

Articles

*"Repairing The Soul After A Cult Experience", "CSNetwork Magazine", Spring 1996, pp. 30-33
*"Using the Bounded Choice Model as an Analytical Tool: A Case Study of Heaven's Gate", "Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 3, No.3
*"The Cadre Ideal: Origins and Development of a Political Cult", "Cultic Studies Journal", Vol. 9, No.1
*Introduction: "We Own Her Now", "Cultic Studies Journal", Vol. 14, No.1
*"Dominance and Submission: The Psychosexual Exploitation of Women in Cults", "Cultic Studies Journal", Vol.14, No.1
*"Women Under the Influence: A Study of Women's Lives in Totalist Groups", Guest Editor, Special issue, "Cultic Studies Journal", Vol.14, No.1

References

External links

* [http://www.rickross.com/reference/heavensgate/gate25.html CNN Interview with Yanya Lalich] , CNN Impact, March 30, 1997
* [http://culticstudiesreview.com/csr_profiles/indiv/lalich_janja.htm Profile] , "Cultic Studies Review"