Family Relations in the Amish Culture

Running Head : FAMILY RELATIONS

FAMILY RELATIONS IN THE AMISH CULTURE

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Introduction

The Amish are a more conservative offshoot of the Mennonites who currently live in part of the U .S .A and Canada , with the largest clusters of Amish families living in the Lancaster County of Pennsylvania . Since the establishment of this strictly religious society , the Amish have over the years continued to be highly conservative in their lifestyle and refuse to accept innovative technology without making any consideration of the

effects that such resistance would bring upon their lives and entire society . The family is the anchor of Amish society . Children are born at home , play there and walk to school from there . By the age of fourteen years , Amish children are full-time workers in their homes , family shops or farms The extended family caters for their education in every field of life Young couples get married at home and adults work at home or close to home and even attend church at home or close by . But while religion determines the Amish way of life , the family has always been the most important unit of Amish society as well as economy and family relations have been a very important aspect of Amish culture and society (Dana 2007 Nolt Meyers 2007 , pp .88-89

Family Relations in the Amish Culture

The earliest Amish communities to be found in the U .S .A were established in the first half of the 18th century in Pennsylvania especially...