Families and Communes : an Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles.

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 gro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Dr. William Lawrence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1999.
Colección:Understanding families.
Temas:
Communal living > United States > History.
Collective settlements > United States > History.
Families > United States > History.
Alternative lifestyles > United States > History.
Communes (Contre-culture) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Communautés > États-Unis > Histoire.
Familles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Style de vie alternatif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Alternative lifestyles
Collective settlements
Communal living
Families
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (177 pages).
ISBN:9781452263731
1452263736

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