Blog Research Proposal: Mormon Stereotypes


The lack of knowledge that people have of the Mormon religion causes there to be a lot of stereotyping on what they can't and can do. As someone that knows many people of the Mormon religion, I still do not fully understand the limits of what can be done but want to see how the media reflects general stereotypes. During this study, I want to look into the stereotyping of the way they dress, their behavioral habits and how the outside people identify Mormons as Mormons. While I looked at different memes to choose from, my first example below talks about how Mormons can't drink alcohol. The second memes look at how people portray the Mormon religion but looking from an insider's view its much different.

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  1. Soup Twin-1October 12, 2017 at 9:01 AM

    Remember to clarify the focus of your case study focus on what aspects of Mormonism you will look at in your second blog post.

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