An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community

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Index accidents, 4; and work, 193, 195, 232–33 adolescents. See youth adoption, 101, 226 advertising and Amish, 182, 185, 263, 286 affiliations, 16, 18; Andy Weaver, 2, 18, 22, 30, 36, 43–48; attitudes toward other affiliations, 54–56; Beachy, 32, 52, 64–65, 264–65, 308n63; geographic distribution of, 25–26, 30; and mission work, 58–67; New Order, 18, 35–37, 48–52; New New Order (New Order Christian Fellowship), 40, 51– 52, 100; Old Order, 18, 36, 52–55; and rumspringa, 49, 67–68, 74, 76, 78–82, 226; Stutzman-Troyer, 36, 40, 300– 301, 310; Swartzentruber, 2, 18, 35–43; Tobe, 36, 40, 299, 301, 310; and wealth, 211–13; and work, 191–93, 197, 199– 200, 215 agriculture. See farmers, image of; farming; farms alcohol use, 69–70, 233, 274, 313; and affiliation, 45, 50, 52, 62, 71, 75, 331; after joining church, 275–77, 314n30 Amish Country Furniture Association, 182 Amish Education Committee, 324n6, 325n30 Amish Helping Fund, 103, 320n18 Amish insularity, 170, 221, 229, 288, 308n6. See also boundaries Amish-Mennonite Heritage Center, 10 Amish Safety Committee, 194 Ammann, Jakob, 15, 40, 49, 304n19, 309n12 Anabaptist escalator, 34–35, 53–54, 63, 77, 310n17 Anabaptists, 14, 32, 34, 270–71; and Amish, 15, 34, 188; and health, 231 Andy Weaver Amish, 2, 18, 22, 30, 36, 43–48. See also affiliations appliances, household, 107–8, 118, 140 ascetic Protestantism, 185, 188, 213, 328n27 Association of Unmarried Amish Women, 130 auctions. See Buckeye Dog Auction; produce auctions automobiles: and affiliation, 32; as alternative to buggy, 60, 131–33; ownership of, 18, 45, 47–48, 76, 84, 209, 264; use of, 57, 132 autonomy, 56, 123; meaning of, 278 ban. See excommunication Bargain Hunter, 136 348฀ a฀index a฀ barn raisings, 96 Beachy Amish, 32, 52, 64–65, 264–65, 308n63. See also affiliations beliefs of Amish, 18–19, 183, 186. See also affiliations; Bible Berlin (Ohio), 10, 30, 33, 40, 48, 64, 176, 201, 303 Bible: as basis for general values, 18, 56, 64, 184, 223; as basis for values in childrearing , 113, 115; and gender roles, 113, 125; and proselytizing, 58–59; studies, 49–50, 86 bicycles, 47, 106 Bing Act, 28 birding, 7, 134. See also hobbies birth control, 96, 100, 319n10 birthing centers, 222–26, 266; differences in, 223–25 birth rate, 12, 99, 196, 199, 223; outof -wedlock, 226. See also conceptions, premarital; families: size of bishops. See church leaders, choosing blue-collar work. See employment; manual labor, value placed on border work, 20, 22, 259, 264, 266, 269–72 Die Botschaft (The Message; weekly newspaper ), 288 boundaries, 179–87, 264–65; among Amish, 81–82, 89, 264; between Amish and English, 13, 22, 181, 191, 204, 218, 259, 265–69; permeability of, 23, 264–65, 269, 275; and purity , 306n37; significance of, 24, 264; strength of, 115, 264, 270; types of, 264–65, 270 Brethren church, 32, 60, 64, 305n20, 308n62 Buckeye Dog Auction, 200 The Budget (weekly newspaper), 101, 124, 185, 221, 238, 288, 298, 343 buggies: and affiliation, 22, 43, 47–48, 55, 206, 262, 310n16; as alternative to car, 60, 131–33; options on, 10, 133; and wealth, 133, 212; and youth, 41, 76 bundling (bed courtship), 38, 48, 73, 78– 79, 274, 314n20 Bush, George W., 31, 194, 267 businesses, 2, 5, 6, 8–12; advertising in, 182, 185, 286; clustering of, 181; cooperation among Amish, 182; and exploitation of Amish name, 184–85; global reach of, 182; number of, 181–82; partnerships with English, 184; types of, 12, 76–77, 79–82. See also competition cell phones. See telephones cemeteries, Amish, 8 change, general causes of, 20–22, 259–62 child abuse. See domestic violence Child Labor Coalition, 194 childrearing, 111–15; differences in, 115–17 children: disciplining, 111–12, 115–17; ideal, 114, 172; nature of, 111–12; in schools, 144, 145, 147, 153–55, 160, 167–70; and work, 122, 188, 193–94 choice: meaning of, 280–81, 283; and Ordnung, 68 Christian Aid Ministries (CAM), 60, 64–66, 293 church districts, 16–18; conservative and liberal, 35, 48–52; lower and higher, 35, 48–49, 77–80, 90; number of, 29, 35–36; size of, 16; structure of, 16, 305n26. See also affiliations Church Funds 1 and 2, 250–51. See also health care costs; Hospital Aid Program church leaders, choosing, 305n26 church services, 15–16, 46–47, 104 church/state relations, 267, 276–77. See also government cigarettes. See...