Publication

2014 - Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCBX4220.U6J64 2014
  • LCCBX4220.U6 J64 2014

Description

There has recently been a sharp decline in the number of women becoming Catholic sisters. This study compares those women who entered religious orders during the 15 year period immediately after the Second Vatican Council (1965-1980) with those who joined religious orders between 1993 and 2008. Using national surveys of the population of women who became sisters during these two time periods, the authors apply the theories of sociologist Karl Mannheim to explore how different generations of Catholic women first became attracted to vowed religious life and what kinds of religious orders they were seeking.

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