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Ex-Nuns: A Study of Emergent Role Passage
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Ex-Nuns: A Study of Emergent Role Passage
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Praeger Publishers Inc
Publication Date:
1st January 1978
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Religion: general
Dewey:
301.113
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
184
Description
This 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.
Author Bio
Riley /f Matilda /i W.
