Career, Education, Home & Family: Decision-making among LDS Women

Authors

Jennifer M. Vigil, Brigham Young University
Dr. Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Mormon studies, career, education, home and family, women, LDS

College

Humanities

Department

Women’s Studies

Abstract

As women are given more and more options about the course of their lives, the choices become more complicated. When a woman’s level of religiosity becomes a factor, the decision-making process becomes even more complex. This paper will show how young women who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) make their decisions. It will look at their commitment to a single role, how they plan to follow in their mothers’ footsteps, the knowledge and certainty women feel about the decisions they make, how involved they are in the decision-making process, and the influence of LDS religious culture.

Recommended Citation

Vigil, Jennifer M. and Ballif-Spanvill, Dr. Bonnie (2014) "Career, Education, Home & Family: Decision-making among LDS Women," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 711.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/711