Arizona Mormon Youths' Religious Socialization and 2020 Voting Choices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4813657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brittany Romanello (0009-0004-3784-5995, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Paula Baker (Arizona State University), Emir Estrada (0009-0000-1350-5890, Arizona State University), Michelle C Pasco (0000-0002-0818-2692, University of Minnesota) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027642241285018 |
| OpenAlex | W4403346446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In Arizona, Mormonism has a historical presence as a conservative and globalized faith. Though the Mormon Church officially maintains political neutrality, it also encourages civic engagement. Through an analysis of interview data collected from 38 Mormon youth as part of the Arizona Youth Identity Project, this paper explores the enactment of political agency in reaction to complex socialization processes. Mormon youths' voting choices in the 2020 election season were shaped by religious socialization and Mormonism as an "ethnoreligious" identity. While religious upbringing was important in political decision-making, our study found that most youth were politically unaffiliated and voted across party lines instead. Further, we analyze how intersectional identities such as gender, race, and sexual orientation contributed to this generation's political values and voting outcomes, even creating external tensions with peers and older Mormon leadership. As Arizona Mormon youth participated in a historic election season, this study highlights the nuances of religious socialization and voting choices
Criminology · Political science · Politics · Socialization · Sociology · Voting · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |