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Mormon childbearing

Anthropology of human birthPhiladelphiaPublished In 1982 • Pages: 341-360

By: Stark, Sarah.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study of Mormon childbearing begins with an overview of Mormon history, Church organization, and kinship. The author also examines Mormon pro-natalist theology and its effect on fertility. The rest of the document is based on the author's own interviews with twenty women who discuss family values, teenage pregnancies, divorce, midwives, non-Mormon doctors, and observances before, during and after childbirth.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Gender status
Polygamy
Congregations
Religious denominations
Conception
Childbirth
Majority
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mormons
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1847-1980
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Utah and Arizona, Unites States
NotesAdditional notes
Sarah Stark
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-360)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
81009776
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mormons