Education and the Exodus from Convents

Roman Catholic religious orders of women have been losing a significant portion of their membership. A national survey of orders shows that women with different levels of education are likely to leave different kinds of orders. The effects of change in order governance, size of order and educational...

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Published in:Sociological Analysis 1978-01, Vol.39 (3), p.257-264
Main Authors: Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh, Ritterband, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catholicism
Cloisters
Communities
Convent/Convents
Convents
Division of labor
Educational attainment
Educational levels
Nun/Nuns
Nuns
Popes
Religion/Religions/Religious
Roman Catholic/Roman Catholics/Roman Catholicism (see also Catholic)
Social change
Woman/Women (see also Female)
Womens education
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Summary:Roman Catholic religious orders of women have been losing a significant portion of their membership. A national survey of orders shows that women with different levels of education are likely to leave different kinds of orders. The effects of change in order governance, size of order and educational level of order are shown to differentially predict the rates of leaving of women with and without graduate education. The differences in rates of leaving by education are attributed to division of labor, tolerance of rapid social change and relative social support.
ISSN:1069-4404
0038-0210
1759-8818
DOI:10.2307/3710446