High Control Groups

Celebrity Profiles

The documentary The Family examines a secretive American religious and political group that operated for decades with significant influence over members' lives. Often described...

culture

When people reference a Cool Aid cult, they are usually invoking the idea of a high-control group whose members unquestioningly follow a leader or doctrine. The phrase pairs the...

culture-and-subcultures

Interest in the term Yeshua Cult often arises from overlapping religious, cultural, and media narratives. In this evergreen explanation, we clarify what people mean when they us...

culture-and-society

A cult is generally characterized by a combination of authoritarian leadership, a charismatic or self-appointed authority figure, isolation from outside society, coercive persua...