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| Question | Answer |
| organisation of a cult | individualistic - often with a charismatic leader |
| membership in a cult | members are treated more like customers |
| sense of legitimacy in a cult | they do not claim monopoly on the truth and are tolerant of members involvement in other group |
| a cult's relationship to wider society | not influential at all in wider society - completely separate from state |
| involvement and commitment in a cult | very low levels of commitment - people only join for a practical aim and will leave once they achieve it |
| examples of cults | scientology, astrology |
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