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Religion and the Daily Lives of LDS Families: An Ecological Perspective
Author(s) -
Loser Rachel W.,
Klein Shirley R.,
Hill E. Jeffrey,
Dollahite David C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x08322809
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , everyday life , sociology , affect (linguistics) , sample (material) , qualitative research , social psychology , environmental ethics , ecology , psychology , gender studies , epistemology , social science , art , philosophy , chemistry , communication , chromatography , biology , visual arts
The purpose of this article is to explore in detail how religion and family religious rituals affect the day‐to‐day activities of individual and family life. It includes qualitative analysis of interviews with highly religious parents and children in 67 families that belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints. Findings suggest that for this sample, religion was more than an external influence; it was viewed as an integral part of one's individual, familial, structural, and social systems. This finding warrants a closer look at traditional human ecological theory which suggests that religion is primarily an external influence. A conceptual model illustrates how this sample experienced religious integration into their everyday life. Limitations and implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.