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Doing Family, Doing Gender, Doing Religion: Structured Ambivalence and the Religion‐Family Connection
Author(s) -
Bulanda Jennifer Roebuck
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of family theory and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1756-2589
pISSN - 1756-2570
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-2589.2011.00093.x
Subject(s) - ambivalence , perspective (graphical) , affect (linguistics) , ideology , sociology , gender studies , family life , conceptual framework , social psychology , connection (principal bundle) , psychology , political science , social science , politics , structural engineering , engineering , communication , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
The relationships among family, gender ideology, and religion appear more heterogeneous and tenuous than family scholars have expected, with conservative religious belief not necessarily translating into conservative familial behavior. In this article, I suggest the perspective of structured ambivalence as a theoretical framework for better understanding how religion may affect family life. I discuss conceptual and methodological issues as well as recommendations for future research on the religion‐family connection.