Contemporary Mormonism: Social Science Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252020766 ISBN 13: 9780252020766

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1994

Synopsis

This first book-length treatment of Mormonism from a sociological perspective has much to tell not only about Mormonism but also about the nature of successful religious movements. Includes information on secularization and assimilation, identity formation, recruitment, church growth, patriarchy and gender roles, institutional changes, and more. Graphs and tables.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Heaton is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Associate Director of the Family Studies Center at Brigham Young University. His major research focuses on the relationship between family characteristics on children s health in Latin America. In addition to analysis of the extensive data provided by the demographic and health surveys, he has helped collect data on mothers with children under age 5 in Bolivia and Colombia. He also continues to be interested in family demographics. Current work focuses on the divorce generation the cohort married in the late 1960s and 1970 which experienced unprecedented divorce rates. Now half of this cohort has experienced marital disruption. He has authored over 100 articles and chapters, and authored or edited 11 books.

Review:

"[This volume] integrates the best scholarship among contemporary Mormon social scientists and historians. Excellent writing characterizes each contribution, making the book accessible to a general audience as well as social scientists and historians." -- Patrick McNamara, author of Conscience First, Tradition Second: A Study of Young Catholics "The ethnographic evidence presented in these essays, unlike survey research data, provides a vibrant view of the meaning and significance of Mormon culture and, thereby, stronger grounds for scholarly theorizing... Students of the RLDS Church will find much of general interest, and several contributions to be of particular value." -- John Whitmer Historical Association Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0252020766
• ISBN 13: 9780252020766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367
• Editor: Cornwall Marie, Heaton Tim B, Young Lawrence A