: Explicit rules, regulations, and behavioral norms that dictate daily life and instill a constant sense of duty or guilt.
Lalich identifies that create this bounded reality: Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic ...
Lalich argues that cult members do not necessarily suffer from "brainwashing" in the traditional sense, but rather enter a state of . In this state, an individual's options and logic are strictly limited by a self-sealing social system. Choices made within this environment are consistent with the member's internalized group worldview, even if they lead to extreme or self-destructive actions. : Explicit rules, regulations, and behavioral norms that
is a seminal 2004 book by sociologist Janja Lalich . It provides a framework for understanding how intelligent individuals can become deeply entrenched in cultic groups and make decisions that appear irrational to outsiders . The Theory of Bounded Choice Choices made within this environment are consistent with