Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Psychology. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-51).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Psychology. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-27).

Thesis (M.A.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of English, 1998. / Autobiographical memoir of one year of the life of Shelly Fankhouser, a New Zealand Maori LDS woman.

Thesis (M.A.)--B.Y.U. Dept. of Church History and Doctrine. / Electronic thesis. Also available in print ed.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Health Science. / Electronic thesis. Bibliography: leaves 32-33. Also available in print ed.

From a group of six people in 1830 to a worldwide congregation of about fourteen million members in 2012, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church in public and in media coverage, has grown from an insignificant religious group from New York to a globally recognized and organized religious group. The Church��s congregation consists of people from different gender, class, racial, ethnic, cultural, and national backgrounds. With this diversity among its members, the Church has to find ways to cope with multiple challenges. Among all of the challenges facing Church leaders and members, one of the most prevalent topics of debate throughout the years concerns the status of Mormon women. Many of these debates run in tandem with issues associated with the various waves of feminist movements in the West. Mormon women have been seen as being oppressed by the patriarchal church organization. Many feminists, including feminists of Mormon faith, challenged such oppression and fought for their rights including the right to hold the priesthood and equal position in the Church organization. However, these voices are, for the most part, limited to Caucasian Mormon women. Through analysis of interviews with Hong Kong Chinese Mormon women, this study recognizes previously unheard or marginalized voices that shed light on new aspects of these debates. / published_or_final_version / Literary and Cultural Studies / Master / Master of Arts

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Sociology. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-60).

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Communications. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-57).

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Communications. / Electronic thesis. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-57). Also available in print ed.

This study measures risk-taking predisposition among a conservative religious population of women, in this instance Mormon women. Risk taking is defined as a recognition of some probability of negative consequences to an action, which can include the loss of a potential reward as well as a punishment. A risk-taking predisposition results when individuals are not risk aversive but, in fact, enjoy risk taking. Survey research collected at two conferences in Utah reveal the likelihood of moderate levels of rebellious and adventurous risk-taking predisposition among the over 500 Mormon women respondents. It is suggested that religious affiliation or economic and educational levels contribute to the results reported in this study. These findings illuminate the need for further research into the impact of orthodoxy and education in predisposition to risk taking particularly in regard to health and environmental choices.