Women's Religiosity and Employment: The LDS Experience

Chadwick, Bruce A.; Garrett, H. Dean

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“…Consistent with the view that such religions provide institutionalized moral support and psychic rewards to mothers who stay home with their young children, previous research documents a lower level of female employment among members of these faiths when young children are present (Heaton and Cornwall 1989;Chadwick and Garrett 1995;Lehrer 1995Lehrer , 1999a. Along similar lines, Sherkat (2000) finds that young women who believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God are more likely than their non-fundamentalist counterparts to be housewives early in the life course.…”

Section: Women's Work In the Labor Market And At Homementioning

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Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

Lehrer

2004

Population & Development Rev

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United StatesEvelyn L. Lehrer The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit company supported by Deutsche Post World Net. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. ABSTRACT Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States *This paper critically reviews and synthesizes research on the role of religion on various aspects of the economic and demographic behavior of individuals and families in the United States, including the choice of marital partner, union formation and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on Gary Becker's contributions to the economics of the family, religious affiliation is seen to affect these outcomes because it has an impact on the costs and benefits of many interrelated decisions that people make over the life cycle. In addition, for behaviors that pertain to married couple households, affiliation matters because it is a complementary trait within the context of marriage. Religiosity, another dimension of religion, also affects economic and demographic outcomes, partly because it accentuates differences by religious affiliation, partly because of the generally beneficial effects that religious involvement has on health and well-being. Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United StatesA large body of literature documents that religion has important effects on various aspects of the economic and demographic behavior of individuals and families in the United States, including the choice of marital partne...

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confidence: 62%

Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

Lehrer

2004

Population & Development Rev

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“…NOTE: Based on Table 3 predicted probabilities. (Chadwick and Garrett 1995;hertel 1988;Luckmann 1967;de Vaus and McAllister 1987), I expected gender differences in religion to be smaller among high earners. In fact, as hastings and Lindsay (2013) suspected, such differences appear to be nonexistent.…”

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“…Although gender, earnings, and religiosity is the primary aspect of intersectionality considered in this paper, I also consider whether the general patterns vary by race. Previous research suggests the importance of gendered social positions, intersecting societal roles, and differential validation in gendered institutions when considering gender differences in religiosity (Chadwick and Garrett 1995;de Vaus and McAllister 1987). Workforce participation seems to be inversely associated with religiosity for women, with murkier patterns for men who have access to different institutional resources within religion than do women (hoffmann and Bartkowski 2008).…”

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“…Therefore, this article explores how gender differences vary by level of earned income-a gendered social location tied to status and social experiences-to consider not just how women and men differ but also how women differ from women and how men differ from men. Extending previous social location and class arguments (Chadwick and Garrett 1995;Collett and Lizardo 2009;hertel 1988;Luckmann 1967;de Vaus and McAllister 1987), this study examines whether gender differences are attenuated among elite earners. By focusing on and comparing elites, I answer the call by hastings and Lindsay (2013) to test whether nationally representative data validates their expectation that gender differences in religiosity are smaller among American elites.…”

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The Gender Pray Gap: Wage Labor and the Religiosity of High-Earning Women and Men

Schnabel¹

2016

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“…Religious Attendance/Practice is a standard component of religiosity that is often analyzed (Chadwick & Garrett, 1995;De Vaus & McAllister, 1987). MIDUS respondents were asked to choose from 5 categories describing how often they attend religious services, with higher scores indicating greater religious attendance/practice.…”

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Religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior

Kim

2007

Eating Behaviors

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Religion's relationships with weight perception and weight control behavior were examined using data (3032 adults aged 25-74) from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. Religion was conceptualized as denomination, religious attendance/practice, religious social support, religious commitment, religious application, and religious identity. Weight perception was conceptualized as underestimating body weight, overestimating body weight, and accurately assessing body weight. Respondents also reported whether they had engaged in any intentional weight loss (yes/no) in the last 12 months. Logistic regression was used, with significant results being set at a p-values of b .01 and b .05. Accurately assessing body weight was the reference category for all weight perception analyses. Women with greater religious commitment and men with greater religious application had greater odds of underestimating their body weight. This relationship remained significant, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, education, and income. Jewish women had greater odds of overestimating their body weight. There were no relationships between religion and weight control behavior. Relationships between religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior illustrate religion's multidimensionality.

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Women's Religiosity and Employment: The LDS Experience

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

The Gender Pray Gap: Wage Labor and the Religiosity of High-Earning Women and Men

Religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior

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