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    Sociology term paper

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    November 2013 The Amish Society John A. Hostetler wrote a passage titled “Amish Society” in this chapter he analyzes the Amish community and how the modern community sees them‚ he is introducing more knowledge in order to sway perspectives of these views. In Hostetler’s words‚ “The serious reader will want to transcend the scientific orientation and ask‚ what is the meaning of the Amish system? What‚ if anything‚ is it trying to say to us” (Hostetler 75)? How the Amish are viewed by the modern

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    Nelson Mandela

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    driving through an Amish community. Men and woman of the Amish community are not permitted via their traditions to operate motorized vehicles which have made the horse drawn buggy essential. The horse and buggy is one of the most recognizable symbols of the Amish which have been their reliable mode of transportation since the mid 1750’s. In addition to pulling buggies the large hardworking draft horse‚ which represent work and diligence‚ can be seen working along the Amish men in the fields‚ helping

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    The Devil's Playground

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    society or “limbo of statuslessness” in which the individual or group becomes homogenized (1 pg. 97). An example of a liminal culture is the Amish; they separate themselves from the “outsiders” to avoid sin. Within the Amish culture they have communitas which defined by Tuner as no social structure; this period of time is demonstrated by the Amish before they join the church or become baptized. In the book “The Ritual Process Structure and Anti-Structure” by Victor Turner‚ Tuner defines

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    “The Devils Playground” the Amish youth are allowed out of their community to experience the world. The devils playground is known to the Amish as the “English world’. This process is known to the Amish as a runspringa. The purpose of this process is to give the youth a chance to decide whether or not they want to be Amish. According to the documentary this process can take anywhere from six months to two years depending on the person. Once a person accepts the Amish life they will get baptized and

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    Deviant behavior

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    Amish religion and beliefs. Jeniffer Ramirez Deviant Behavior Professor Kristine Empie South University June 9‚ 2014 There is several and different religions that most of us are not familiar with. When we investigate different types of religions and it helps us expand our knowledge and learn how many different religions and beliefs are out there? Amish (best known as Amish Mennonites) is a religion which most members stay isolated from today technology? Amish religion

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    How to Lead a Simple Life

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    those things where gone‚ would it peaceful for you? Without these gadgets the Amish cultures live a peaceful and fulfilling simple life. The Amish sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites‚ are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living‚ plain dress‚ and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology. The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian

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    Rumspringa

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    RUMSPRINGA NOTES: -Traditional Amish clothing for girls: long stockings‚ black shoes‚ very plain‚ solid-colored‚ long-sleeved dresses‚ and white bonnets to cover hair which is always pulled back. -“English” : non-Amish -“Rumspringa” : Running around -“Farmette” : homelands that have a vegetable garden and areas of pasture for horses and occasionally a cow. These areas are usually five to ten acres. -Amish girls’ hair has been uncut since childhood. Things such as cigarettes‚ alcohol‚ modern-day

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    Rumspringa Essay

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    In the amish culture‚ primarily from eastern United states‚ it is customary for children growing older to be given the choice to partake in a coming of age period known as Rumspringa. This period is given to enable the teens to make a choice to stay amish or not. For those who chose to partake it usually involves the younger amish females being picked up by slightly older males and driven to a big party. They usually go from party to party the entire weekend‚ drinking lots of alcohol and some engage

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    Amish What would it be like if you had never watched television? What If you didn’t own a CD player? What would your home be like if you didn’t own a telephone? How would your parents go to work if they didn’t have a car? Welcome to the world of the Amish a people rich in history and culture! Who are the Amish? The Amish are a Christian religious group that stresses humility‚ family‚ community and separation from the rest of the world. The Amish came from Europe to the New World beginning

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    cultures and lifestyles into the limelight. TLC’s Breaking Amish has cast that light upon Amish youth and their desire to break out of their stereotypical molds. Once the young Amish decide to become “English” or break away from the Amish Church‚ they are usually shunned and become outcasts of society. Are these young Amish renegades promoting unhealthy lifestyles and giving the Amish Church a bad name? It can be deemed that the Amish community is indeed being negatively portrayed and that the

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