ABSTRACT
The focus of this chapter is the relationships between culture, religion, fathering, and leisure. These concepts are examined using participants who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, or Mormon), living in the state of Utah. The role of religion in shaping subcultural norms regarding fathering and leisure and the ways in which these norms elicit experiences that differ from those of the larger culture in which the Utah LDS subculture is embedded are explored. Findings challenge the notion that patriarchal belief systems result in men having a strong sense of entitlement to personal leisure.
