Book · 1961 · Brainwashing
Coercive Persuasion
A Socio-psychological Analysis of the "brainwashing" of American Civilian Prisoners by the Chinese Communists
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And then Edgar Schein of MIT wrote the book, Coercive Persuasion, which is quite good.
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I read a 1961 book all course of persuasion by Edgar Schein who is one of the people with robert jay lifton.
Steven Hassan The Jordan Harbinger Show · Oct 2019 Why people recommend it
Coercive Persuasion by Edgar H. Schein is an influential academic study examining the psychological mechanisms of thought reform, indoctrination, and influence used by totalist groups. On the Big Technology Podcast, cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross cited the MIT author's work, praising it as a particularly strong and useful resource for understanding how groups manipulate vulnerability. Similarly, on The Jordan Harbinger Show, Steven Hassan mentioned reading the classic 1961 text on brainwashing and undue influence, noting that Edgar Schein was a pioneering figure in the field alongside Robert Jay Lifton. Across both podcast appearances, the speakers referenced the book to validate clinical and practical understandings of how psychological coercion operates within high-control environments, utilizing its foundational insights to explain the dangerous dynamics of cult recruitment, QAnon, and institutional manipulation.
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Rick Alan Ross And then Edgar Schein of MIT wrote the book, Coercive Persuasion, which is quite good. 1
“And then Edgar Schein of MIT wrote the book, Coercive Persuasion, which is quite good.”
Steven Hassan I read a 1961 book all course of persuasion by Edgar Schein who is one of the people with robert jay lifton 1
“I read a 1961 book all course of persuasion by Edgar Schein who is one of the people with robert jay lifton”