Families and Communes : An Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles
William Lawrence. Smith
Bok Engelsk 1999 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Thousand Oaks : : SAGE Publications, , 1999.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (177 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Communes: Conceptual, Definitional, Theoretical, and Typological Issues; Chapter 3 - Families in Historic Communal Utopias: Part 1; Chapter 4 - Families in Historic Communal Utopias: Part 2; Chapter 5 - Urban and Rural Communes of the 1960s and 1970s; Chapter 6 - Urban and Rural Communes of the 1980s and 1990s; Chapter 7 - What have We Learned about Families and Communities?; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author. - This book focuses specifically on the role of the family in communal life. Communal groups are one type of nontraditional families, some communes are predisposed to families while others are not and some communal families can be replacements or substitutes for nuclear families. Historic communal groups such as Shakers, Oneida, Amana, and the Mormons are investigated as are contemporary rural and urban communal groups such as Twin Oaks, Jesus People USA, and the Hutterites.
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| Emner | Alternative lifestyles - History - United States
Collective settlements - History - United States Communal living - History - United States Families - History - United States Vis mer... Family - History - United States
Alternative lifestyles -- United States -- History. Christian communities. Collective settlements -- United States -- History. Communal living -- United States -- History. Families -- United States -- History. Social aspects. United States. Family & Marriage Social Sciences Sociology & Social History bofellesskap kollektiver alternative livsstiler historie familie |
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| ISBN | 0761910735. - 0761910743
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