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Marie Cornwall

b. 1949

American sociologist

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Born 1949. Marie Cornwall is a sociologist and university teacher.

Marie Cornwall (born 1949) is the editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, a professor of sociology and women's studies at Brigham Young University (BYU) and a former director of BYU's Women's Research Institute.

Biography Cornwall holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah, a master's degree in sociology from BYU and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota.

Career Besides being a member of the BYU faculty Cornwall was also a visiting professor at the University of Utah for one year. She was a researcher for the LDS Church's Correlation Department prior to joining the BYU faculty, where she studied causes/patterns of Mormons leaving church activity for other ways of living.

Cornwall was one of the moving figures behind the growth of the Mormon Social Science Association.

Publications Among other subjects Cornwall has written articles on women's suffrage, unemployment, gender roles in housekeeping, plural marriage and religion and family in such journals as Mobilization; Social Forces; Journal of Marriage and the Family and Review of Religious Research. Among other books, Cornwall edited Contemporary Mormonism: Social Science Perspectives, with Tim B. Heaton and Lawrence A. Young. Along with Sherrie Mills Johnson, Cornwall has done studies critical of the view that Mormon women are submissive and degraded.

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Important facts

Born
1949
Birth century
Education
University of Minnesota, Brigham Young University, University of Utah
Employers
Brigham Young University, University of Utah

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marie Cornwall?

American sociologist

When was Marie Cornwall born?

Marie Cornwall was born in 1949.

What is Marie Cornwall's occupation?

Marie Cornwall is a sociologist and university teacher.

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