A Typology of LDS Sociopolitical Worldviews
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2256136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey C Fox (Fort Lewis College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 279-289 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-5906.t01-1-00179 |
| OpenAlex | W2050873328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons, Latter-Day Saints, or LDS) are sometimes thought of as a monolithic block of economic and social conservatives. This article addresses whether this is caused by strong religious effects, or whether it is an artifact of unrepresentative sampling. Q methodology is used to identify six 'types' of political worldviews among a multinational and multiracial sample of active Latter-Day Saints. The six types reveal some interesting ideological variations among Mormons, particularly on economic issues, and even some unique LDS issues. A second-order factor analysis indicates a high level of commonality across types on social issues, but important differences on orientation toward government. I conclude that the failure to include racial and cultural variation in Mormon samples has led us to overestimate the otherwise significant influence of LDS doctrine on members' political views
Artifact (error) · Biology and political orientation · Doctrine · Government (linguistics) · Ideology · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Sample (material) · Sociology · Typology · Variation (astronomy) · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Q Methodology Applications · Rangeland and Wildlife Management · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |