Creating space: how mormon women reconcile their feminist attitudes within a patriarchal religion

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dc.contributor.advisorArthur, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorNzojibwami, Verlyne
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T21:52:58Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T21:52:58Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 92-99en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate how Mormon women reconcile their feminist attitudes within a patriarchal religion. Thirteen women from six different cities across Canada and the United States were interviewed. The qualitative approach of heuristic selfsearch inquiry was used to analyze the data. The findings suggest that the experience of being a Mormon feminist is a complex one due to its paradoxical nature. The overarching method of reconciliation includes the ability to create a personal space in the midst of those paradoxes. The main methods of reconciliation include: ( 1) treating the patriarchal system as peripheral to one's faith, spiritual development and personal relationship with God, (2) reconstructing an idiosyncratic understanding of Mormon theology that better fits with one's feminist beliefs, and (3) taking some form of action to move beyond the patriarchal structure and foster personal empowerment. Implications for counselling are considered.
dc.format.extentvii, 116 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationNzojibwami, V. (2009). Creating space: how mormon women reconcile their feminist attitudes within a patriarchal religion (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2743en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/2743
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/103744
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleCreating space: how mormon women reconcile their feminist attitudes within a patriarchal religion
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1885 520502055
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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