The Hallmarks of Righteous Women: Gendered Background Expectations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

In this article, we examine how leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon) collaborated with some Mormon women to construct gendered background expectations. Based on LDS archival materials, we analyze how LDS leaders and their representatives embedded specific notion...

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Authors: Sumerau, J. Edward (Author) ; Cragun, Ryan T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press [2015]
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-71
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