"Disembodied Access" and Technological Constraints on Organizational Development: A Study of Mail-Order Religions

Using a structural perspective, Lofland's concept of "disembodied access" is related to deviant religions in American society. Specifically, this paper investigates the influence of the United States Postal Service as it channels and constrains the organizational development of a samp...

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Main Author: Shupe, Anson D. 1948-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1976]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1976, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-185
Further subjects:B Charisma
B Mail services
B Fringe
B Motivation
B Newsletters
B Advertising campaigns
B Social Control
B Christianity
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