Social Class and the Stubbornness of Family Myths: How Nonbeliever and Pagan Parents Cope with Intrusions on Parenting by Proselytizing Christian Family Members in the U.S. Bible Belt

Family scholars have documented how powerful institutions intrude upon marginalized parents. Yet, few have examined the effect that intrusion on parenting takes on a more intimate level. Guided by insights from theories of emotion management and family inequality, I compare how two religiously margi...

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Main Author: McClure, Amy I. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2019]
In: Secularism and Nonreligion
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Pages: 1-15
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Mittlerer Westen, USA / Evangelical movement / Family / Irreligiosity / Neopaganism / Marginality / Social norm
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBQ North America
RH Evangelization; Christian media
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