{"product_id":"micro-cults-9798215259894","title":"Micro-Cults","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Aurora Mizutani | Dupelola Osaretin Ajala\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ajala Legacy Forum\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ajala Legacy Forum\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dysfunctional Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMicro-Cults: Intimate Governance as a Mechanism of Allegiance\u003c\/em\u003e argues that some close relationships do more than coordinate daily life-they regulate it. Introducing the concept of the \"micro-cult,\" Aurora Mizutani presents a rigorous sociological model for understanding how intimacy can convert attachment into enforceable allegiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the theory is a mechanism triad: loyalty extraction, epistemic control, and exit-cost inflation. When these mechanisms couple and stabilize, relationships shift from coordination to governance dominance. Dissent becomes morally charged. Interpretation becomes centralized. Exit becomes predictably consequential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike psychological or diagnostic approaches, \u003cem\u003eMicro-Cults\u003c\/em\u003e treats these dynamics as relational governance structures. Through detailed theoretical development, composite case studies, methodological guidance, and cross-scale comparison with religious cult formations, the book establishes a disciplined framework for identifying intimate authority systems without collapsing analysis into moral panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work bridges family sociology, authority theory, and political sociology, offering a new lens for understanding how allegiance is formed, enforced, and internalized in the most private domains of social life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ajala Legacy Forum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776444186775,"sku":"9798215259894","price":1790.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798215259894.webp?v=1777996271","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/micro-cults-9798215259894","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}