The psychological and ethical aspects of Mormon group life

"In this fine monograph--originally published by the University of Chicago Press in 1922--the author applies the principles of functional psychology to Mormon history, conceived as a process of mental and social adaptation in the face of three great crises: the conflict between Mormons and "gentiles," the conflict between the Mormon people and nature in the desert region of the Great Basin, and the more recent conflict between Mormon institutions and traditions on one hand and the innovations of science and the new democratic spirit on the other"--Book jacket.