TY - JOUR
T1 - From device to vice
T2 - Social control and intergroup conflict at Rajneeshpuram
AU - Latkin, Carl
N1 - Funding Information:
*I would thank the Center for the Study oŸ Women in Society at the University of Oregon for financial support, Melissa Katsikis, Richard Littman, and Norman Sundberg … the.ir helpful comments and discussions of the issues raised here, and the people oŸR ajneeshpuram for their time and humanity. Correspondence regarding this article may be addressed to Carl A. Latkin, Johns Hopkins University, Department o…M ental I'-Iygiene, 8th Floor, Hampton House, 642 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
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PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Social control and intergroup conflict at Rajneeshpuram, the commune built by the followers of Shree Rajneesh, was studied from a social-psychological perspective. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. The leadership’s control was facilitated by the newness of the group and its belief system. Disciples believed that the leaders had a special understanding of Rajneesh’s vision and hence were susceptible to their influence. Structural characteristics, such as isolation, contributed to the leaders’ power and to the conflict with the surrounding community, as did the methods of internal control. Within the community maladaptive norms took on a life of their own and aided in the demise of Rajneeshpuram.
AB - Social control and intergroup conflict at Rajneeshpuram, the commune built by the followers of Shree Rajneesh, was studied from a social-psychological perspective. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. The leadership’s control was facilitated by the newness of the group and its belief system. Disciples believed that the leaders had a special understanding of Rajneesh’s vision and hence were susceptible to their influence. Structural characteristics, such as isolation, contributed to the leaders’ power and to the conflict with the surrounding community, as did the methods of internal control. Within the community maladaptive norms took on a life of their own and aided in the demise of Rajneeshpuram.
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U2 - 10.2307/3710852
DO - 10.2307/3710852
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84960568477
VL - 52
SP - 363
EP - 378
JO - Sociology of Religion
JF - Sociology of Religion
SN - 1069-4404
IS - 4
ER -