Charles Manson Research Paper
Kayte Hardison
Psychology
Russ Lewis
November 14, 2014
Charles Manson Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Kathleen Maddox, a 16 year old girl was an alcoholic and prostitute. She later married William Manson. The marriage did not last. So, therefore he ended up being placed in a boy school. Since his mother didn’t want anything to do with him, Manson was soon living on the streets and getting by through petty crimes. “By 1952, Manson was soon spending more time in prison. In total he spent more than half his life, 17 years, incarcerated. He was noted for being a `model prisoner’ (Bio).” A model prisoner means good conduct while incarcerated. Three years later a new chapter in his life began, he …show more content…
married 17 year old girl. He moved with her to California and she became pregnant. Manson still lived a life of crime, this time he was stealing cars. So therefore it was not long before he ended up behind bars again. By 1956 his wife left with the child. Manson later had another child with a different girl while on probation. “Charles was described by probation reports as suffering from a 'marked degree of rejection, instability and psychic trauma ' and 'constantly striving for status and securing some kind of love '. Other descriptions included 'dangerous ' 'unpredictable ' and 'safe only under supervision ' (Bio).”
Manson was influenced by not only drugs, but the music of that time; such as The Beatles song ‘Helter Skelter’ from their White Album.
In 1967 Manson gathered a group of followers that had the same passion for drugs and the crazy lifestyle.
The group of followers was also known as “The Family”. His followers that grew to be around a hundred which included a small group of young girls that would do anything he said. They started to believe that Manson was Jesus. Manson gathered a group of his most loyal family followers to carry out a massacre to kill famous people. Manson sent these people out to kill people for him. They have not found any evidence that Manson killed all these people. “Manson himself took no part in the actual killings, but directed his murderous disciples to the address and instructed them to kill everyone. …show more content…
(Bio).”
“Before the Manson Family 's murderous spree, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys had allowed Manson and several members of his Family to stay at his home (Bio).” While Manson was there he recorded a song, and the Beach Boys released it as their own. So that household has always been a target since it represented Manson’s rejection to the music world. The cognitive perspective is human thought and all processes of knowing; attending, thinking, remembering, and understanding. I think Manson falls in the cognitive perspective because all feelings, thought and emotion comes from thinking. Manson thought he wasn’t good enough, so therefore he set it up for everybody at that house to be killed.
Since Manson’s mother was an alcoholic, it had an impact on his life.
Even though she was not around long; she was still a big reason he turned out to be the person he was. I believe Charles falls in the behaviorist perspective. Charles problems are way worst then being an alcoholic, but if his mother was not one and was a loving mother that was there for him. Then he probably would not have turned out to be so bad. “Alcoholism has been termed a ‘family disease’ for a good reason. It impacts not only the world of the alcoholic, but the entire family become victims to its effects. Studies have shown that children who have alcoholic parents grow up to have deep-seated emotional problems, which can manifest through destructive behavior. Having an alcoholic parent can be likened to being on a continual rollercoaster, making children feel insecure, vulnerable, anxious, and sometimes as though it is their fault. As adults, children of alcoholics can find it hard to be successful or to develop close personal relationships
(Davies).”
Work Cited
"Charles Manson." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
Davies, Nicola. "Making of a Monster: Charles Manson." Health Psychology Consultancy. Pick Me Up! Magazine, 21 June 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
Mountjoy, Paul. "Charles Manson Speaks Out!" Washington Times Communities. 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
Psychology
Russ Lewis
November 14, 2014
Charles Manson Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Kathleen Maddox, a 16 year old girl was an alcoholic and prostitute. She later married William Manson. The marriage did not last. So, therefore he ended up being placed in a boy school. Since his mother didn’t want anything to do with him, Manson was soon living on the streets and getting by through petty crimes. “By 1952, Manson was soon spending more time in prison. In total he spent more than half his life, 17 years, incarcerated. He was noted for being a `model prisoner’ (Bio).” A model prisoner means good conduct while incarcerated. Three years later a new chapter in his life began, he …show more content…
married 17 year old girl. He moved with her to California and she became pregnant. Manson still lived a life of crime, this time he was stealing cars. So therefore it was not long before he ended up behind bars again. By 1956 his wife left with the child. Manson later had another child with a different girl while on probation. “Charles was described by probation reports as suffering from a 'marked degree of rejection, instability and psychic trauma ' and 'constantly striving for status and securing some kind of love '. Other descriptions included 'dangerous ' 'unpredictable ' and 'safe only under supervision ' (Bio).”
Manson was influenced by not only drugs, but the music of that time; such as The Beatles song ‘Helter Skelter’ from their White Album.
In 1967 Manson gathered a group of followers that had the same passion for drugs and the crazy lifestyle.
The group of followers was also known as “The Family”. His followers that grew to be around a hundred which included a small group of young girls that would do anything he said. They started to believe that Manson was Jesus. Manson gathered a group of his most loyal family followers to carry out a massacre to kill famous people. Manson sent these people out to kill people for him. They have not found any evidence that Manson killed all these people. “Manson himself took no part in the actual killings, but directed his murderous disciples to the address and instructed them to kill everyone. …show more content…
(Bio).”
“Before the Manson Family 's murderous spree, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys had allowed Manson and several members of his Family to stay at his home (Bio).” While Manson was there he recorded a song, and the Beach Boys released it as their own. So that household has always been a target since it represented Manson’s rejection to the music world. The cognitive perspective is human thought and all processes of knowing; attending, thinking, remembering, and understanding. I think Manson falls in the cognitive perspective because all feelings, thought and emotion comes from thinking. Manson thought he wasn’t good enough, so therefore he set it up for everybody at that house to be killed.
Since Manson’s mother was an alcoholic, it had an impact on his life.
Even though she was not around long; she was still a big reason he turned out to be the person he was. I believe Charles falls in the behaviorist perspective. Charles problems are way worst then being an alcoholic, but if his mother was not one and was a loving mother that was there for him. Then he probably would not have turned out to be so bad. “Alcoholism has been termed a ‘family disease’ for a good reason. It impacts not only the world of the alcoholic, but the entire family become victims to its effects. Studies have shown that children who have alcoholic parents grow up to have deep-seated emotional problems, which can manifest through destructive behavior. Having an alcoholic parent can be likened to being on a continual rollercoaster, making children feel insecure, vulnerable, anxious, and sometimes as though it is their fault. As adults, children of alcoholics can find it hard to be successful or to develop close personal relationships
(Davies).”
Work Cited
"Charles Manson." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
Davies, Nicola. "Making of a Monster: Charles Manson." Health Psychology Consultancy. Pick Me Up! Magazine, 21 June 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
Mountjoy, Paul. "Charles Manson Speaks Out!" Washington Times Communities. 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.