LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations Spring April 2017 Visualizing the Transition Out of High-Demand Religions Summer Anne Myers Loyola Marymount University,
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[email protected]. Running Head: VISUALIZING RELIGIOUS TRANSITIONS Visualizing the Transition out of High Demand Religions by Summer Myers A research paper presented to the Faculty of the Department of Marital and Family Therapy Loyola Marymount University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy May 9, 2017 VISUALIZING RELIGIOUS TRANSITIONS i Signature Page VISUALIZING RELIGIOUS TRANSITIONS i Abstract This research uses a questionnaire and a bridge drawing directive to explore the lived experience of transitioning out of a high-demand religion. Subjects include disaffiliated Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Fundamentalist Protestants who were recruited through a dedicated website via limited promotion in online communities for disaffiliates. Visual and textual responses are analyzed through qualitative coding, with additional analysis performed on the artwork using Hays and Lyons’ (1981) bridge drawing criteria.