This paper examines the identity work of women undergoing high-cost religious disaffiliation by examining the exit experiences of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint (LDS, Mormon). Previous research into religious change has not fully engaged with the extensive identity work that exiters do as they leave these groups. I propose a stage model of religious exit identity development to expand upon the process of identity transformation during and after high-cost religious exit. Additionally, I examine how the gender regimes of high-cost-religions result in different pathways out and experiences during disaffiliation for women and men. Though constructed to describe high-cost religious exits, this model may also be helpful in understanding other “high-cost” exits. A video abstract is available at https://youtu.be/hup3KFXvODs.

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“我们是父母警告我们反对的女性：”身份重建和高成本宗教分离后的性别重新想象

本文通过研究耶稣基督后期圣徒教会（LDS，摩门教）成员的退出经历，研究了经历高成本宗教分离的女性的身份工作。先前对宗教变革的研究并没有完全涉及退出者在离开这些群体时所做的广泛的身份认同工作。我提出了一个宗教出境身份发展阶段模型，以扩展高成本宗教出境期间和之后的身份转变过程。此外，我研究了高成本宗教的性别制度如何导致女性和男性在分离过程中出现不同的出路和经历。虽然构建用于描述高成本的宗教出口，但该模型也可能有助于理解其他“高成本”出口。视频摘要可在 https://youtu.be/hup3KFXvODs 获得。