Arthur A. Dole

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Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D.
Born
United States
Residence United States
Nationality American
Field psychology, education
Institution University of Pennsylvania
Alma mater Antioch College, 1946

Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D. is an American psychologist. Dr. Dole is a board member of the International Cultic Studies Association's board of directors[1]. He is also a member of the distinguished Editorial Review Board of the peer reviewed academic journal, the Cultic Studies Review[2].

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[edit] Psychology professor

Dr. Dole is a professor of psychology and education, at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, Division of Psychology and Education[3]. In 1992, Dole was inducted into the group of faculty at University of Pennsylvania who have served more than twenty-five years, the "Twenty-five Year Club"[4].

Dole contributed a chapter to the comprehensive work The Psychology of Terrorism, Volume III: Theoretical Understandings and Perspectives. Responding directly to 9/11, which is a multi-volume set[5]. The Psychology of Terrorism is used as a reference work at several educational institutions, including the University of Virginia[6], The American Political Science Association[7], and the University of Pennsylvania[8].

[edit] Family

Dr. Dole is married to Marjorie Dole[9].

When Dr. Dole's daughter was 19 years old, she dropped out of college and was converted by the Unification Church. She became a fund-raiser for their organization for five-years. Dole's daughter began to visit her parents less and less, and they rarely knew where she was or what she was doing. Initially, they tried to petition for legal guardianship in family court. Though the judge did grant the temporary guardianship, their daughter did not come home. Later, Dole and his wife met with Steven Hassan, who had previously resigned from the Unification Church. Eventually, they decided to rescue their daughter from the controversial organization. They hired a specialist, and other individuals including a former member of the Unification Church, and a former member of the Church of Scientology[9].

Though they did take Dole's daughter against her will from the Unification Church, they did not "deprogram" her. Rather, her parents and the hired specialist presented her with information about the theories of brainwashing and the doctrine of the Sun Myung Moon. The specialist stated: "What you’ve been told about deprogramming is false. We won’t harm you. Your parents will be right here. As former Moonies, Mike and I have a lot of information to share with you. Ted was in Scientology; he’s going to tell you about brainwashing."[9]

Their daughter came to the conclusion that: "I was wrong. I’m a fool." She had been significantly persuaded by "discrepancies..pointed out to her in Moon doctrine" She later decided to resign from the Unification Church, and "changed from zealot back to college girl". Later, Dole's daughter experienced flashbacks to experiences with the Unification Church, and was scared by some of her memories. Her friends from the Unification Church phoned her for several weeks, urging her to come back. She received counseling from Bill Goldberg, Lorna Goldberg, and Margaret Singer, Ph.D.. Eventually, she became an exit counselor in her own right and flew all over the country, doing public speaking and helping other victims of abusive groups[9].

Their daughter later sued the Unification Church and won. She received monetary compensation from the Unification Church. In the case, Molko v. Holy Spirit Association[10], the California Supreme Court stated that: "a former member of a religious group could seek restitution of a monetary gift to that group based on a theory of undue influence."[9][11]

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[edit] Presentations

  • 2005 "Psychological Manipulation, Cultic Groups, and Other Alternative Movements", International Cultic Studies Association, and The Psychology Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, July 14-16, 2005
  • 2002 "Understanding Cults and New Religious Movements: Perspectives of Researchers, Professionals, Former Members, and Families", June 14-15, 2002, [[Orlando, Florida]
  • 2001 "Cults, Conversion, Science and Harm", New York City, New York, May 4-5, 2001
  • 1999 Conference: "Cults, Psychological Manipulation & Society", Minneapolis, MN, May 14-19, 1999
  • 1997 Symposium - "Theory and Cults: In search of the Perfect Explanation", Discussant, May, 1997

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Board of Directors, International Cultic Studies Association's Web site., 2006.
  2. ^ Editorial Review Board, Cultic Studies Review, 2006.
  3. ^ "Moon over academe", Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 20, Number 1 / March, 1981
  4. ^ University of Pennsylvania, "Twenty-five Year Club", Almanac, November 3, 1992.
  5. ^ Book Notes, Antioch College, Spring 2003, The Alumni Newsletter of Antioch College.
  6. ^ Jonathan Haidt, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, "Positive Emotions Motivate Terrorism", Charlottesville, Virginia.
  7. ^ The American Political Science Association, Spring 2004, Professor Clark McCauley, Professor Marc Ross, Interdepartmental Political Science and Psychology 358, "The Political Psychology of Group Identification".
  8. ^ Solomon Asch Center 2003 Summer Institute Syllabus, University of Pennsylvania, June 2-August 8.
  9. ^ a b c d e How We Rescued Our Daughter, ICSA E-Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, February 2005, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
  10. ^ Molko v. Holy Spirit Association For the Unification of World Christianity, et al., 46 Cal.3d 1092, 252 Cal Rptr. 122, 762 P.2d 46. en banc, cert. denied, 190 S.Ct. 2110 (1989).
  11. ^ Undue Influence in Contract and Probate Law, Abraham Nievod, Ph.D., J.D., Cultic Studies Journal, 1993, Volume 10, Number 1, pages 1-18.

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