Gender, Symbolic and Social Boundaries, and Deconversion from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

IF 2.4 1区哲学 0 RELIGION Sociology of Religion Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI:10.1093/socrel/srad043

Ines W. Jindra, Jenna Thompson, Fredi Giesler

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Abstract

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is characterized by specific expectations in the realm of gender roles and sexuality, expectations which can be interpreted as heteronormative symbolic boundaries between the LDS Church and the world at large. In this article, through qualitative interviews, we explore the ways 27 women who leave the Church are influenced by, respond to, and ultimately reject some of the symbolic boundaries. We found that many women struggle with gendered expectations regarding home, careers, with norms regarding heterosexuality and sexuality within marriage, and gender identity conformity expectations, rejecting them at different times in their lives. Intersecting with the life course, we demonstrate how the interaction between the rejection of these symbolic boundaries and experienced social boundaries in the form of exclusion from the family, community, and church-related institutions contributes to deconversion and shapes its consequences afterward.

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性别、象征和社会界限，以及耶稣基督后期圣徒教会的非皈依性

耶稣基督后期圣徒教会的特点是在性别角色和性行为领域有特定的期望，这些期望可以解释为后期圣徒教会与整个世界之间的异性恋象征性界限。在本文中，通过定性访谈，我们探讨了 27 名离开教会的女性如何受到这些象征性界限的影响、如何对其做出反应并最终拒绝接受这些界限。我们发现，许多女性在家庭、职业、婚姻中的异性恋和性行为规范以及性别认同一致性期望等方面与性别期望抗争，并在人生的不同时期拒绝接受这些期望。通过与生命历程的交叉，我们展示了对这些象征性界限的拒绝与以家庭、社区和教会相关机构排斥形式出现的社会界限之间的相互作用是如何促成非皈依并塑造其后果的。

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Sociology of Religion Multiple-

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7.50

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6.50%

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