I am going to write something that will probably go against the grain, and may even produce conflict. Why? Because I think there are lots of problems with the interpretation of MIchael J. Steven’s data showing Latter-day Saints in Weber county have a high preference for passive aggressive strategies of resolving potential conflict.
Stevens’ data are fascinating, if not surprising for anyone who has been observing Utah culture and, especially, LDS ways for a long time. Indeed, they correlate with work being d
