Alienation and Charisma: A Study of Contemporary American Communes

able achieve alienation American analysis areas associated attempt attitudes authority become beginning behavior belief cathexis century Chapter charismatic leader Christian collective commitment commune members communitarian concern consensus continued cultural decision defined definition developed discussed distinction effect evidence example exist experience fact feel function given goals greater historical household ideological important indicates individual interesting investment involved joining larger least leave less living look major marriage Mean measure membership movement munes norms noted observed organization participants patterns percent period person political population positive possible preferences present problem proportion question reasons relational relationships religious response role rural sample seems seen sense sexual shared significant social society specific stability structure Table tend tion turnover urban communes values women