Society

From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

See this page in the original 1992 publication.

[Mormon life is inseparably involved with people. See, generally, Children; Community; Family; Lifestyle; Marriage; Men, Roles of; Social and Cultural History; Social Characteristics; Socialization; Values, Transmission of; Vital StatisticsWomen, Roles of: Gospel Principles and the Roles of Women; and Youth.

Belonging to the Church is the basis of many aspects of Latter-day Saint societal values and concepts. See Activity in the Church; Brotherhood; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the; Lay Participation and Leadership; Membership; Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, Heresy; Senior Citizens; Sisterhood; Volunteerism; and Ward.

On the single individual in LDS society, see Dating and Courtship; Divorce; Individuality; and Single Adults. For discussions of specific social topics, see various entries under Business; City Planning; Education; Family; Fine Arts; Folk Art; Folklore; Humor; Literature, Mormon Writers of; Material Culture; Mental Health; Minorities; Music; Politics; Science and Scientists; Societies and Organizations; Sports; Symbolism; and Welfare. Social relations with members of other religious groups are treated under Interfaith Relationships; Non-Mormons, Social Relations With; and Tolerance.]

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