Men, Women, and Clergymen
Opinion and Authority in a Sacred Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3246927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Aldridge (Department of Sociology University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-64 |
| Publication date | 1989-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1989.tb00020.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051903378 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
The Church of England faces a potential crisis over the ordination of women to the priesthood. This article presents survey and interview evidence of patterns of clerical opinion on the problem, showing that the trend of clerical opinion is in favour. However, the organizational context of clerical life means that whereas a clergyman's opinion is fateful for women it may have little consequence for the man himself. Clergymen have an assured status conferred by their priest's orders; they are integrated into professional structures and social networks; they exercise an authority which is seldom openly challenged, and they enjoy a high degree of autonomy and freedom from accountability. Since they are able, if they wish, to insulate themselves from women's ministry, they are often indifferent to its future course. It is not, therefore, a matter of material concern in the working lives of most parish clergymen. Yet women's admission to the priesthood is symbolically momentous. Clerical ambivalence about women priests reflects conflict within the sacred organization between the forces of tradition, charisma and rational-legality
Ambivalence · Autonomy · Charisma · Context (archaeology) · Political science · Principle of legality · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Social Psychology
Altruism and Sacrifice
Survey Response Rate as a Function of Age
Femmes, mères et prêtres dans l'Église d'Angleterre. Quels sacerdoces
The Scrutinized Priest
Clergy, capital, and gender inequality
The Construction of Masculinities and Femininities in the Church of England
Ageing Anglican Clergy and Performance Indicators in the Rural Church, Compared with the Suburban Church
Postfeminist, engaged and resistant
Negotiating Sacred Roles
Negotiating Status
Discourse on Women in the Clerical Profession
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2021 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |