Abandoning an Unpopular Policy: An Analysis of the Decision Granting the Mormon Priesthood to Blacks

The decision admitting blacks into the Mormon priesthood is explained as an adaptation to environmental pressures, the logical outcome of organizational practices, and the resolution of internal contradictions. Adverse publicity from the media, pressures from the black community, and threats of succ...

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Authors: White, O. Kendall (Author) ; White, Daryl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1980
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1980, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-245
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