The Old Order Amish
1. Define Folk Culture according to the article. A folk culture is a small, self-reliant community that is technologically simple and traditional in nature.
2. What is the main idea of the article? How one folk culture has successfully resisted acculturation and assimilation into the dominant mainstream culture of North America for more than 2 centuries.
3. What is the typical fertility rate of the Amish? 7
4. Describe the lifestyle of the Amish.They lead a simple lifestyle based on self-sufficiency and a rich sense of interdependent community that has changed very little in the past 3 centuries.
5. What is “separation.” Their policy of separation is based on scriptural admonitions to be a separate people and not conform to the worlds system.
6. What is one of the most important value ingrained in the Amish? Gemeinshaft which means a strong sense of community
7. What is the main goal of Amish education? To learn the skills needed to live productive lives within the Amish community.
8. What do you think “paradox” means from the context of the reading? A self-contradictory belief
9. List three contradictions of the Amish beliefs. wont use electricity lines but use generators to charge their fences, can't own an automobile but can hire chauffeurs, some groups promote new technologies but other groups forbid
10. What is the “rule of thumb” of how the Amish measure the use of new technologies/practices? members of the community debate the long-term effects
11. What 3 areas have the Amish been successful in self-sufficiency? religion, education and socialization patterns
12. What trends are causing the Amish to adapt their way of life? List at least 3 and their results. exempting amish children from going to public schools allows the children to learn more about their culture and focus on it rather than learning about other cultures, high cost of farmland and large startup investments caused larger amish groups to open up to others and make a larger production, the trend toward nonfarming occupations allows the amish to make larger profits cause there are less people who are producing what they produce.
13. Do you think that the Amish will be able to maintain their folk culture and yet adapt to the adjustments necessary to have their orders survive in the modern world? Why or why not? No because the modern world is changing so much so quickly that there will be too many adjustments for them to make in a small amount of time and I think over time the amish population will decrease.
2. What is the main idea of the article? How one folk culture has successfully resisted acculturation and assimilation into the dominant mainstream culture of North America for more than 2 centuries.
3. What is the typical fertility rate of the Amish? 7
4. Describe the lifestyle of the Amish.They lead a simple lifestyle based on self-sufficiency and a rich sense of interdependent community that has changed very little in the past 3 centuries.
5. What is “separation.” Their policy of separation is based on scriptural admonitions to be a separate people and not conform to the worlds system.
6. What is one of the most important value ingrained in the Amish? Gemeinshaft which means a strong sense of community
7. What is the main goal of Amish education? To learn the skills needed to live productive lives within the Amish community.
8. What do you think “paradox” means from the context of the reading? A self-contradictory belief
9. List three contradictions of the Amish beliefs. wont use electricity lines but use generators to charge their fences, can't own an automobile but can hire chauffeurs, some groups promote new technologies but other groups forbid
10. What is the “rule of thumb” of how the Amish measure the use of new technologies/practices? members of the community debate the long-term effects
11. What 3 areas have the Amish been successful in self-sufficiency? religion, education and socialization patterns
12. What trends are causing the Amish to adapt their way of life? List at least 3 and their results. exempting amish children from going to public schools allows the children to learn more about their culture and focus on it rather than learning about other cultures, high cost of farmland and large startup investments caused larger amish groups to open up to others and make a larger production, the trend toward nonfarming occupations allows the amish to make larger profits cause there are less people who are producing what they produce.
13. Do you think that the Amish will be able to maintain their folk culture and yet adapt to the adjustments necessary to have their orders survive in the modern world? Why or why not? No because the modern world is changing so much so quickly that there will be too many adjustments for them to make in a small amount of time and I think over time the amish population will decrease.
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