The Amish Culture

Abstract: 9 pages in length. Humanity's initial - if not involuntary - reaction to an unfamiliar concept is typically couched with disdain toward whoever it is trying to maintain an existence outside the norm. The extent to which Amish culture represents the antithesis of everything inherent to contemporary mankind is both grand and far-reaching; that this particular population of Americans lives and thrives as though they were still in the 1800s speaks to the tremendous diversity that exists between the Amish and all other cultures throughout the country. This conscious decision to live off the land and eschew modern conveniences is not merely a fa

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Catagory: Race, Politics & Society

Subcatagory: Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

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