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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100893910066
ISBN-139780893910068
eBay Product ID (ePID)905699
Product Key Features
Number of Pages206 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEx-Nuns : a Study of Emergent Role Passage
Publication Year1978
SubjectChristianity / Catholic, General, Religion, Politics & State
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion
AuthorNot Available
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN78-018185
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal301.11/3
SynopsisThis book is a sociological inquiry into the nature of an emergent role passage. The book's focus is on 30,000 Roman Catholic nuns who left their convents to secular roles and lifestyles. It is the first work to consider systematically the substantive and theoretical dimensions of this type of role passage. In doing so it raises important questions about the salience of religious life in modern society, the transformation of women's position in social life, and the dynamics of role change in adulthood.