Latter-Day Saint social life : social research on the LDS church

In recent years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its people have increasingly become the subject of rigorous scientific study in the field of sociology. Researchers both inside and outside the Church have examined various aspects of Latter-day Saint life—including physical and mental health, education, secularization, adolescent delinquency, and the conversi...

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In recent years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its people have increasingly become the subject of rigorous scientific study in the field of sociology. Researchers both inside and outside the Church have examined various aspects of Latter-day Saint life—including physical and mental health, education, secularization, adolescent delinquency, and the conversion process. This book collects in one volume the best scholarship describing and analyzing the social conditions in which Latter-day Saints live and how the values, beliefs, and practices of the gospel affect their lives. This research portrays a growing church with devoted members who enjoy a healthy and commendable lifestyle.

Introduction
1. The Rise of a New World Faith
2. The Basis of Mormon Success: A Theoretical Application
3. Cultural Continuity and Tension: A Test of Stark's Theory of Church Growth
4. Vital Statistics
5. Toward a Social Science of Contemporary Mormondom
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Introduction
1. The Rise of a New World Faith
2. The Basis of Mormon Success: A Theoretical Application
3. Cultural Continuity and Tension: A Test of Stark's Theory of Church Growth
4. Vital Statistics
5. Toward a Social Science of Contemporary Mormondom
6. The Dimensions of Religiosity: A Conceptual Model with an Empirical Test
7. Life Events and Religious Change
8. The Consequential Dimension of Mormon Reigiosity
9. Secularization, Higher Education, and Religiosity
10. The Religiosity of Mormon Men and Women through the Life Cycle
11. The Determinants of Religious Behavior: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Test
12. Religion and Adolescent Social Competence
13. Women's Religiosity and Employment: The LDS Experience
14. Religious Influences on Mormon Fertility: Cross-National Comparisons
15. Health Practices and Cancer Mortality among Active California Mormons
16. Health Practices and Mortality among Active California Mormons, 1980–93
17. Religiosity, Mental Health, and Latter-day Saints: A Preliminary Review of Literature (1923–95)
18. Religiosity and Delinquency among LDS Adolescents
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