(a) Explain three reasons students join cults.
(b) State three government policies on cultism.
Explanation
(a) Reasons students join cults:
(I) Family background: Parents who are members of other secret cult groups encourage their children to seek out cults and anyone they fancy
(ii) Support from school staff
(iii) Unemployment and the promise of future employment
(iv) Exposure to violence and crime-related films.
(v) Injustice: Many people from their own cult groups because they seek avenue to protest injustice in society
(vi) Insecurity: Some students belong to cult groups due to harassment, threats and intimidation from members who try to recruit new members and challenge rival groups.
(vii) Peer pressure: Some people have friends who are cult members.
(viii) Lack of self confidence: People who have lacked affection and have unfulfilled desires may join cults to secure affection and strong support and approval from members.
(ix) Curiosity: A lot of information has been spread out about cults and some people become cult members in order to find out if the things they have heard are true.
(x) Misconception: The older members of cults give prospective members the impression that upon joining cult, they would be given undue advantage over all other students.
(b) government policies on cultism:
(I)Those arrested would be changed to court, and if found guilty, sentenced to jail terms.
(ii) Any student found to belong to a cult group would be expelled from school
(iii) Fresh intakes are made to sign a matriculation oath, pledging not to belong to secret cults and to be of good behaviour
(iv) Enacting laws proscribing cultism and other secret societies.
(v) Public enlightenment campaign against cultism