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Cross Cultural Comparison
The Amish
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What is a Cross-Cultural study?
Cross-cultural studies are an important part of Society and Culture.
They require you to examine a topic from a different perspective from your own.
They help you to look beyond your own cultural biases when conducting research.
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Rules of a Cross Cultural Comparison
Consider how their lives are similar and different to yours.
Don’t make value judgements on whether their experiences are better or worse than yours
Avoid ethnocentrism – The belief that one’s own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.
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Generalisations – broad conclusions that cover information about the majority of a group rather than detailing specific variations within groups - may be made.
Generalisations are valuable in case studies for the purpose of broad comparisons but any conclusions drawn may not apply to all Amish people.
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The Amish - Origins
The Amish people are direct descendants of the Anabaptists of sixteenth century Europe. Anabaptism is a religion that came about during the reformation era. During sixteenth century Europe, people were changing their ideas about religion. Prior to this time, Europe was traditionally united in "One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church". However this "One Church" did much more than regulate people's spiritual needs. It was highly connected with the state and politics, and during the Reformation, people began to take a stand against the Church. After 1517, the Roman Catholic Church began to lose much of its political and moral authority, and at this time, reformers such as Martin Luther stepped in and made changes to Church structure and doctrine
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The term Anabaptist first started out as a nickname that meant "rebaptizer", because this group rejected the idea of infant baptism. They said that because an infant does not have the knowledge of good and evil, it can not have sin. The Anabaptists were seen as a threat to Europe's religious and social institutions and were therefore persecuted. As a result of this persecution, Anabaptists emigrated to find refuge in places such as Moravia, Alsace, Palatinate, and the Netherlands.
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/amish.html
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The Amish movement was founded in Europe by Jacob Amman (~1644 to ~1720 CE), from whom their name is derived. In many ways, it started as a reform group within the Mennonite movement -- an attempt to restore some of the early practices of the Mennonites. http://www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
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Where Amish communities are located in the USA today
Question: How many countries do the Amish live in today?
Answer: The Amish live in 24 states of the United States (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana and Washington) and the Province of Ontario, Canada) Data provided by THE BUDGET and Courtesy of America's Amish Country II.
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Interaction between culture and religion
There is a close reciprocal relationship between the areas of religion and culture.
Religion is profoundly influenced by its cultural context because religion cannot be expressed other than through a particular cultural setting and context.
http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/pennsylvania/a/amish_2.htm
http://www.800padutch.com/amishpeople.shtml
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Ordnung
Electricity and telephones are not connected to Amish houses because they are considered ‘worldly’
Amish will not own cars Amish travel in horse drawn buggies Education is completed in Year 8 Breaking of rules may result in ‘shunning’
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Modernisation
http://www.amish-heartland.com/?pathToFile=%2F%2Farticles%2F-Amish+Culture%2F&file=World+Around+Them.txt&article=1
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Family
Web links to information on Amish Weddings
http://www.windycreek.com/Brian/amish-cultural-dynamics.html
http://www.800padutch.com/amishweddings.shtml
http://www.amish-heartland.com/?pathToFile=%2F%2Farticles%2F-Amish+Culture%2F&file=amishweddings.txt&article=1
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Gender Roles
Father head of family Unmarried women can work Married women work within the family Older males educate young boys
Farming and working with wood and leather Older women educate young girls
Homemaking skills and business skills Working children give all pay to their father
to support the family Family all live close to each other
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of Family?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Roles and Status
Status for the Amish is not like in Western societies but there is a hierarchy of leaders, it’s commonly based on Religion.
Males provide leadership
Council of EldersChurch Bishop – Established leader of community
Church ministers and deacons support them
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Adolescents can experiment with the world of the “English” (nonAmish) before committing to Amish life. This time is known as ‘Rumschpringes’
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Your turn to think
What positives do you see coming out of such a “time out” period for Amish adolescents and what challenges do you see them having to face as a result of “time out”?
How is cultural continuity of the Amish threatened by Rumschpringes?
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of Roles and Status?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Conflict, cooperation and decision making
Society is based on cooperation. All accept the ordnung therefore common set of values for all.
In the community people accept authority of God and bishops, ministers and deacons
In the family children accept parental authority.
Ultimately all must be personally responsible.
Shunning of people who break baptismal vows often occurs.
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Barn raising shows cooperation
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Amish tend not to see much of the media but with modernisation, conflict with the media begins to occur
http://www.800padutch.com/amishshooting.shtml
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of conflict, cooperation and decision making?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Gender
Male
Leader of the community Provider Farm normally passed onto men
Female
Homemaker Marry to be a farmwife
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Gender stands to be challenged by modernisation and change in today's world and becoming harder for continuity to prevail especially in regards to females.
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of Gender?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Communication
Interaction and communication occurs in the family first and foremost then through the church providing community activities as an opportunity to communicate with other.
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Amish are bilingual German – used at church Dutch/German – create a dialect for
everyday conversation English – children learn it and talk with
nonAmish in English.
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of Communication?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Power and Authority
Authority Bishops are influential, main link to the
ordnung & God Council of Elders hold authority, this
authority is rarely challenged
Power Male head of family – powerful position
of organisation, experience and effective running of the family farm business
Bible major source of power and authority
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Personal Reflection
What commonalities and differences can you see between you and the Amish in terms of Power and Authority?
Use specific examples. Complete this on the Personal
Reflection worksheet
Hmmm
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Glossary of Amish Words to use
The English – (nonAmish) Rumschpringes Ordnung Anabaptists Shunning
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Your turn to think
Writing Task What are the most significant
differences between your life and that experienced by a typical Amish adolescent?
Use your Personal Reflection sheet and notes taken during the case study to answer this question