A sociology of Mormon kinship
Subtitle: the place of family within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
By: Kristeen Lee Black ; with a foreword by David Knowlton
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Lewiston [New York]; Lampeter
Language: eng
Number of pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9781495504549
Subjects: Mormon families; Mormons; Social life and customs; Families; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-535) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Accessing Mormon communities; title: The LDS church and family; title: Mormonism : a brief history; title: The Mormon people; title: Society : social instances of family; title: LDS church : themes of family; title: Family units : social structures of family; title: Care : social instances of care; title: Ward family : the lived experience of the symbolic system of family; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A : the family : a proclamation to the world; title: Appendix B : hymns; title: Appendix C : general authorities; title: Appendix D : interview questions; title: Appendix E : funeral potatoes; title: Appendix F : Word of Wisdom.