2. “The battle cry of the politically involved Conservative
Christians is ‘family values’” (pg 114).
Traditional
roles of
men and
women
have been
remodeled
by the
Women’s
Movement.

3. According to data collected by Clem Brooks in Those who answered this
a study he conducted 1972-1996, he found a the most were
steady increase in the frequency with which conservative Protestants
people cited elements of “family decline” as the and frequent churchgoers.
nation’s “most important problem” (pg. 115)
Importance of Family Decline
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15% FD Important
10%
5%
0%
Cons. Non-CP
Prot. Amer.

4. In his book, “Soft Patriarchs, New
Men,” 2004, Brad Wilcox found that
Christian men differ in their
“aspirations to be traditional providers
and beacons of virtue” (pg 115)
Main finding was that for
Conservative and Mainline Protestant
men, family came first and they are
more emotionally with their wives and
children and do more household labor
than other American men.

5. GENDER
ROLES
The National Opinion Research Center The most recent study that was
conducted the General Social Survey based conducted by the NORC
on four questions that make up the (1996&1998) found that CP
feminism scale designed in the late 1960s were more likely to restrain
as a leading social indicator (pg. 116). women’s involvement beyond
the home. AAP were most likely
to disapprove of married women
The study considers four Christian working if their husbands can
denominations; Conservative support them.
Protestant, Afro-American CP had a different take on gender-
Protestant, Mainline Protestant, and role equity, and mirrored Catholic
Catholic. trends from 8-10 years earlier.

6. WIFE AND
HUSBAND
Traditional Model Approval 63% of CP and 74% MLP think
housework should be evenly
45% distributed.
40%
35%
Housework Men & Women
30%
80%
25% 70%
20% 60%
15% 50% Men Fair
10% 40% Share
30% Women
5%
20% >Fair Share
0% 10%
CP AAP Cath MP 0%
CP MLP
*All models show that women opt out of
traditional model more than men do.

8. Rejection of “Mr. Mom” Role Pro-Choice
60%
40%
50%
35%
30%
40%
25%
20% Women 30%
15% Men
10% 20%
5%
0% 10%
Cons. Prot. ML Prot.
0%
Cohabitated Not Cohab.

9. Responses to the series of questions in the 1996 Family Module (pg 122)…
51% MLP and 38% CP opt for divorce.
20% MLP and 13% CP say parents should stay together for the children
28% of both groups had been divorced.
73% MLP and 81% CP support maternity leave