Opinions regarding Polygamy among LDS Church Members

Demographic Predictors

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ID21042488
AuthorsMichael Nielsen (0000-0002-3161-6823, Georgia Southern University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume31
Issue2
Pages261-270
Publication date2009-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchive for the Psychology of Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6724 • E-ISSN: 1573-6121
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1163/157361209x427788
OpenAlexW1987227523
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

People's opinions toward polygamy were examined in a study of 1369 adults who were current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Questions addressed several areas: polygamy and the law, respondents’ perceptions of polygamous women, the potential link between legalizing gay marriage and legalizing polygamy, polygamists’ reliance on social welfare programs, and the ability of teens raised in polygamy to leave that lifestyle. Consistent with the contact hypothesis, multiple regression analyses showed that people who knew a polygamist held more favorable opinions of polygamy. Polygamists, men, infrequent church attenders, and older people also tended to hold more favorable opinions of polygamy. Educational attainment showed weak associations with opinions, while marital status failed to predict opinions toward polygamy

Contact hypothesis · Educational attainment · Marital status · Perception · Political science · Population · Sociology · Welfare · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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