Harold T. Christensen
HAROLD T. CHRISTENSEN is a retired sociologist who served on the faculties of both Brigham Young University (1935-47) and Purdue University (1947-76). He now lives with his wife, Alice, in Lajolla, California. A version of this paper was presented at the 10-12 June 1990 meeting of the Mormon History Association in Laie, Hawaii.
Sociological Perspectives on Mormon Sexuality: A Postscript
Articles/Essays – Volume 10, No. 2
Stress Points in Mormon Family Culture
Articles/Essays – Volume 07, No. 4
There is much that is commendable about the Latter-day Saint family system: its attention to lasting values and eternal life; its embeddedness and centrality within the religious culture; organized efforts to stimulate and strengthen the…
Read moreMormon Sexuality in Cross-cultural Perspective
Articles/Essays – Volume 10, No. 2
This paper summarizes some of the major findings from an on-going, cross cultural study of premarital sex among college students begun in the late 1930s. Previous publications have developed theoretical propositions of interest to sociologists…
Read moreMemoirs of a Marginal Man: Reflections of a Mormon Sociologist
Articles/Essays – Volume 20, No. 3
Near the beginning of my professional career at Brigham Young University, a community sage (who had observed a continuing struggle to merge the intellectual with the spiritual at the institution) asked me: “Harold, are you…
Read moreThe New Zealand Mission During the Great Depression: Reflections of a Former Acting President
Articles/Essays – Volume 24, No. 3