Why Mormon Women are OBSESSED with Plastic Surgery | Ep. 1931
A new study shows that religion usually leads to a more positive body image but Mormons in Utah are getting cosmetic surgeries at a rate 10% higher than the national average. What’s driving this trend? Today, we’re talking with Dr. Julie Hanks, Alyssa Whitbeck, Celeste Davis, and others to explore what’s happening in Utah’s Mormon culture. Tune in to hear the real story behind these numbers.
For the Salt Lake Tribune article visit here: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/...
Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/mormons...
00:00:00 Introductions
00:07:40 The researchers are BYU professors
00:09:00 Statistics of women in Utah and Salt Lake
00:15:50 Possibly three times above the national average
00:20:00 The mixed messages in Mormonism
00:25:05 Different reactions from men in and out of the church
00:29:58 Mormon teachings on perfection
00:44:20 Religious saliency
00:50:35 Forbes named Salt Lake as “one of the vainest cities in America”
00:56:30 Billboards in Utah
00:58:05 Time Magazine
01:04:55 What is the Church’s policy on cosmetic surgery?
01:09:09 Jeffery R. Holland encouraging against cosmetic surgery
01:15:20 M. Russell Ballard telling women to look nice
01:28:35 Statistics in Utah
01:33:30 Impact of Patriarchy
01:42:15 Women are property in the church
01:44:13 LDS Women’s beauty standards
01:46:20 Current Female LDS Leaders
01:48:10 Affirming messages that women wrote in about
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