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- Title
Church Activism Among Farm Couples: Measuring the Impact of the Conjugal Unit.
- Authors
Wilson, John; Simpson, Ida Harper; Jackson, David K.
- Abstract
A sample of farm couples is used to examine the impact of the conjugal unit on church activism. Church activism is a norm for wives, which only the inactivity of their husbands can radically alter. The data show that the most powerful influence on the church activism of either husband or wife is the activism of their spouse. Wives have a greater impact on their husbands than vice versa. A third model is used to examine the effect of the conjugal unit on church activism. Results suggest that the system properties of the marriage are an important determinant, when other factors are controlled.
- Subjects
SOCIAL change; DOMESTIC relations; MARRIED people; HOUSEHUSBANDS; WIDOWS; ACTIVISTS
- Publication
Journal of Marriage & Family, 1987, Vol 49, Issue 4, p875
- ISSN
0022-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/351980