For the birth control activist, see Margaret Sanger.
Not to be confused with Margaret (singer).
Margaret Singer
Born
(1921-07-29)July 29, 1921
Denver, Colorado, US
Died
November 23, 2003(2003-11-23) (aged 82)
Berkeley, California, US
Alma mater
University of Denver, BA, MS University of Denver, PhD
Known for
Cults in Our Midst, Crazy Therapies
Spouse
Jerome R. Singer[1]
Children
2
Scientific career
Fields
Clinical psychology
Institutions
University of Colorado
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Doctoral students
Jesse S. Miller
Margaret Thaler Singer (July 29, 1921 – November 23, 2003) was an American clinical psychologist and researcher with her colleague Lyman Wynne on family communication.[2] She was a prominent figure in the study of undue influence in social and religious contexts, and a proponent of the brainwashing theory of new religious movements.
Singer's main areas of research included schizophrenia, family therapy, brainwashing and coercive persuasion. In the 1960s, she began to study the nature of social and religious group influence and mind control, and sat as a board member of the American Family Foundation and as an advisory board member of the Cult Awareness Network. She was the co-author of the book Cults in Our Midst.
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