Cults: The Hare Krishna
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The form of deviance being studied is cults, particularly the Hare Krishna. Krishna is a popular Hindu god and is the inspiration of many cults. Prabhupada came to America in the 1960's and founded the Hare Krishna movement. He was sent to America by his guru to spread the word of Krishna when he was 70 and attracted a following of young hippies disillusioned with material goods. But failed to attract a larger population because this behavior is viewed as deviant by most of society.
There are different varieties of cults, the Moonies, the Children of God, Eckankar and Scientology are but a few. Basically, there are two main types of cults, those with Christian based beliefs, and those with Eastern Religion based beliefs.
Typically, people who engage in the form of deviance are overwhelmingly...