Snapping: America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change
Snapping: America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change is a 1978 book written by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman which describes the authors' theory of religious conversion. They propose that "snapping" is a mental process through which a person is recruited by a cult or new religious movement, or leaves the group through deprogramming or exit counseling. Political ideological conversions are also included, with Patty Hearst given as an example.
First edition | |
| Author | Flo Conway Jim Siegelman |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Religious conversion, Mind control |
| Publisher | 1st ed. Lippincott, 2nd printing Dell, 2nd ed. Stillpoint Press |
Publication date | 1978 ( 2005 ) |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 380 ( 365 ) |
| ISBN | 0-397-01258-6 (1st ed.); ISBN 0-440-57970-8 (2nd printing); ISBN 0-9647650-0-4 (2nd ed.) |
| 155.2/5 | |
| LC Class | BF698.2 .C66 |
Two editions of the book were published, the first (1978) by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and reprinted in 1979 by Dell Publishing. A second edition (1995) was printed by Stillpoint Press, a publishing company owned by the authors.
Conway and Siegelman wrote an article in Playboy and Science Digest in 1979 and 1982 respectively to advertise and discuss their book and findings.