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Widmer, Melba Rae.

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Exploring the relationship among the Amish belief system, their way of life, and house form.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Exploring the relationship among the Amish belief system, their way of life, and house form./
Author:	Widmer, Melba Rae.
Description:	114 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Denise A. Guerin.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International61-03A.
Subject:	Anthropology, Cultural. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9966274
ISBN:	0599709030

Exploring the relationship among the Amish belief system, their way of life, and house form.
Widmer, Melba Rae.

Exploring the relationship among the Amish belief system, their way of life, and house form. - 114 p.

Adviser: Denise A. Guerin.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2000.

The purpose of the study was to explore the question, what is the relationship among the belief system, way of life, and house form of the Amish culture? A theoretical framework, based on Rapoport's (1969) work was developed that suggested building a house is a social process that is subject to cultural prescriptions. Therefore, the house structure, its form, and interior furnishings are seen to be reinforcing important values and goals of a social system. The premise of the theory suggests that there are two fundamental aspects of a social system: (1) a set of values, norms, and beliefs that constitute the cultural aspect and (2) the social conditions, life styles, and environments of the social system that constitute the social aspect. The implication is that to understand the house form of Amish families it is necessary to analyze the cultural aspect or belief system and social aspect. This suggests there is a linear relationship among these factors. The supposition was that the belief system dictated the way of life and that the two of these dictated the house form or housing characteristics.

ISBN: 0599709030Subjects--Topical Terms:

735016
Anthropology, Cultural.

Exploring the relationship among the Amish belief system, their way of life, and house form.
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520 $a The purpose of the study was to explore the question, what is the relationship among the belief system, way of life, and house form of the Amish culture? A theoretical framework, based on Rapoport's (1969) work was developed that suggested building a house is a social process that is subject to cultural prescriptions. Therefore, the house structure, its form, and interior furnishings are seen to be reinforcing important values and goals of a social system. The premise of the theory suggests that there are two fundamental aspects of a social system: (1) a set of values, norms, and beliefs that constitute the cultural aspect and (2) the social conditions, life styles, and environments of the social system that constitute the social aspect. The implication is that to understand the house form of Amish families it is necessary to analyze the cultural aspect or belief system and social aspect. This suggests there is a linear relationship among these factors. The supposition was that the belief system dictated the way of life and that the two of these dictated the house form or housing characteristics.
520 $a Interviews with significant members of the Amish culture were conducted, and extended observation of three Amish families, their households, and housing were completed. The case study approach was used to explore this phenomenon within a real-life context to gain understanding of the phenomenon. An exploratory approach was necessary to discover factors in the study, and descriptive data analysis was used to interpret the findings.
520 $a The results indicated that the relationship among the factors was not linear but is reciprocal. While house form is predicated upon the belief system and way of life, neither of these could be maintained if the house characteristics were not as they are. In other words, the continuation of the belief system depends upon the house form. The three factors are interdependent and the design of the house form allows the interdependence to occur. The design of the house has evolved over generations from the prescribed way of life and therefore, reinforces the belief system.
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