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The author of this book believes that society is too quick to judge all new religious movements. We have always been curious of cults from hearing about them in the news and about how strange their customs and beliefs seem compared to our own. The beliefs of the cults tend to go against conventional society and therefore are comdemned by those trying to keep that order and orthodoxy. In reality, the news has heightened this curiousity by exploiting our fascination and stroking our fears. The author dedicates this book to help correct this misinterpretations and clear the air.

Dawson, Lorne L, ed. //Cults and New Religious Movements: A Reader//. Malden: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003. //google books//. Web. 17 May 2011. .

One of the more controversial issues that have faced the psychiatrist roles have been cults, or new religious movements. Many do not know how to utilize their expertise and apply it to the phenomenon. The authors wrote this report with three main goals in mind; to bring together both science and scholars to help reveal more about this topic, to get both sides of the controversy represented and told, and finally to make recommendations but only on topics that have standards in clinics or legal practices.

Galanter, Marc, ed. //Cults and New Religious Movements: A Report of the American// //Psychiatric Association//. N.p.: American Psychiatric Association, 1989. //Google Books//. Web. 9 May 2011. .