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3518
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English
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Abandoning an Unpopular Policy : An Analysis of the Decision Granting the Mormon Priesthood to Blacks
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Sociological Analysis
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Fall 1980
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41
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231-45
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The decision (in 1978) admitting blacks into the Mormon priesthood is explained as an adaptation to environmental pressures, the logical outcome of organizational practices, and the resolution of internal contradictions. Adverse publicity from the media, pressures from the black community, and threats of successful litigation reflected environmental hostility; an organizational imperative of growth, the quest for respectability, and the internationalization of Mormonism predisposed the church toward adaptation; and challenges from Mormon intellectuals and activists, pressures from black Mormons, and the leadership of the president (Spencer Kimball) reinforced adaptive strategies. Revelation, as a technique of internal control, ensured the consensus of officials and strengthened Mormon hegemony.
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Gender, Belief Level, and Priesthood Authority in the LDS Church
Mormonism's Worldwide Aspirations and its Changing Conceptions of Race and Lineage
Revoke Its Exemption : Pushing for Change in the Mormon Church
The Fading of the Pharaoh's Curse : The Decline and Fall of the Priesthood Ban against Blacks in the Mormon Church
The Mormon Church and Blacks : A Documentary History