Family Size and Contraceptive Use among Mormons: 1965-75

Heaton, Tim B.; Calkins, Sandra

doi:10.2307/3511488

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“…There is more pressure to follow the rules. Consistent with this argument, in Utah we see greater compliance with prophetic dictates (for research on family size, see Heaton & Calkins, 1983;Pitcher, Kunz, & Peterson, 1974; for research on male ordination to the priesthood, see Young, 1994).…”

Section: Social Relations: Why People Sanctionmentioning

confidence: 81%

A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy

Horne

2009

American Behavioral Scientist

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Rulers seek to develop legitimacy. Legitimacy is a murky concept, however, and just how rulers might attain it is not well understood. This article explores the implications of conceptualizing legitimacy as a social norm that encourages people to support the ruler. This conceptualization points to the importance of social relations as well as characteristics of the ruler and his or her behavior. These factors together are argued to affect the extent to which norms supporting the ruler are enforced and, in turn, the extent to which people obey and respond to calls to action by the ruler. On this view, a ruler seeking legitimacy should consider (a) the messages he or she sends to citizens about himself or herself and (b) the ways in which his or her policies affect ties between citizens.

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Section: Social Relations: Why People Sanctionmentioning

confidence: 81%

A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy

Horne

2009

American Behavioral Scientist

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“…Historical data has shown that American Mormons had higher fertility than other Americans as far back as the nineteenth century (Thornton 1979). Research conducted in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s consistently demonstrated that Mormons had higher fertility than other religious groups, even controlling for covariates such as educational attainment (Althaus 1992;Heaton 1986Heaton , 1992Heaton and Calkins 1983;Heaton and Goodman 1985;Lehrer 1996;Thornton 1979). This pattern continued into the 1990s (Heaton et al 2004).…”

Section: Fertility Of Mormonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This pattern continued into the 1990s (Heaton et al 2004). Not surprisingly, higher levels of religiosity are associated with higher fertility among Mormons (Heaton and Calkins 1983;Heaton and Goodman 1985;Heaton 1986Heaton , 1992Heaton et al 2004;Thornton 1979). More surprisingly, although high levels of education are typically associated with delayed childbearing and low fertility (Abma and Martinez 2006;Hayford 2009;McLanahan 2004;Musick et al 2009;Musick 2002Musick , 2007, this relationship is weak or absent among Mormons (Heaton 1986;Heaton et al 2004;Merrill et al 2003;Stanford and Smith 2013).…”

Section: Fertility Of Mormonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Belief: How Membership in Congregations Affects the Fertility of U.S. Mormons and Jews

Shain

2019

Review of Religious Research

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Scholars have long recognized that participation in religious congregations is strongly linked to fertility outcomes, and this relationship has practical implications for religious, social and political life in the United States. Yet, the way in which congregational participation affects fertility is not well understood. The Theory of Conjunctural Action suggests that congregational participation affects fertility both by teaching schemas that valorize family formation and by creating material conditions conducive to family formation. However, other research found that congregational participation was simply a proxy for learned schemas, with no additional impact on fertility. The present study explores this question using the Pew Research Center's 2011 National Survey of Mormons and the 2013 Survey of U.S. Jews. These two minority religious groups represent similarly pronatalist religious traditions but opposite extremes in terms of both fertility (i.e., Mormons have higher fertility) and congregational participation (i.e., Mormons have higher participation). The analysis reveals that congregational participation and intra-group friendships have an independent effect on fertility, even controlling for learned schemas. This suggests that the influence of group participation on fertility is not solely due to its impact on learned schemas, but also due to the impact of material elements such as religious social networks. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

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“…It appears that Mormons look at how many children everyone else is having, and then they have about one more! Early church leaders took strong stances against the use of birth control, but that position has progressively softened until now the membership is counseled to make its own decisions (Heaton & Calkins, 1983). Members have been encouraged to control fertility only for "unselfish reasons," such as the health of the mother, and to avoid the more worldly excuses, such as finances (Burr, Yorgason, & Baker, 1982).…”

Section: Fertilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mormon Marriage: A Review of Family Life and Social Change

Ingoldsby¹

1989

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Family Size and Contraceptive Use among Mormons: 1965-75

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy

A Social Norms Approach to Legitimacy

Beyond Belief: How Membership in Congregations Affects the Fertility of U.S. Mormons and Jews

Mormon Marriage: A Review of Family Life and Social Change

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