Hochstetler, Tobias, 40, 310n17
Hoffnung Heim (Home of Hope), 127, 244–45
Holmes County (Ohio): Amish Vocational Training Program, 165
conservatism of, 30–31
crime rate, 29
dependency rate, 177, 327n15
employment, 176–77
export rate, 29
farm size, 175
per capita income, 29, 117, 177
population of, 175
poverty rate, 177–78
productivity of farms, 175
public assistance, 177–79
Training Center, 168–69
unemployment rate, 29, 177, 196
Holmes County Settlement, 14, 16–17
history of, 25–29, 32
trip through, 1–12
Holmes County Training Center, 168–69
Holy Kiss (kiss of peace), 16, 40, 42, 50, 305n25, 311n36
home births. See pregnancy
home remedies. See health care: alternative medicine and
homeschooling, 142, 161–62
affiliation differences in, 162, 263, 268, 274
attitudes towards, 142–43, 161–62, 171–72, 274
extent of, 161
horses, use of, 205–6, 232
Hospital Aid Program, 250–51, 333n43. See also health care costs
Hostetler, John, 12, 16, 32, 56, 112, 131, 307n43, 316n45, 321n40, 322n54
houses, interior, 104–7, 176
Humane Society, 201
humility, 18, 35, 41, 55, 113, 211, 241, 270
and health care, 244, 257
and work, 185, 198, 200, 204, 269
hunting, 80, 99, 110, 134, 136, 322n69
and land, 103, 138, 175. See also hobbies
Hutterites, 305n20
hydraulic power, 47, 133, 206–7. See also power, sources of
immigration from Europe, 15, 34, 73
incomes, household, 178, 212, 327n16. See also Holmes County (Ohio): per capita income; poverty; wealth
Indiana Amish. See Elkhart-LaGrange (Ind.)
individualism: and community, 18, 22, 24, 213, 218–19, 234, 259, 269–72, 289
dangers of, 114–15, 131, 164, 189, 272
and freedom, 24, 273
inequality among Amish: economic, 21, 131, 138, 151, 212–13, 272, 276, 330n53
gender, 125–26, 128–29
inheritance, 110
insurance, 27, 169, 195, 234, 248, 251–52. See also Social Security; Workers’ Compensation
Internet, 205, 208, 210
Keepers at Home, 100
Keim, Isaac, 42
Keim, Joe, 86
Keim, Steven, 4
Kerry, John, 31
Kidron (Ohio), 11, 30, 64, 80, 104, 189
Kline, David, 7
Kraybill, Donald, 12, 18, 35, 68, 74, 82, 112, 123
on economic issues, 179, 183, 196, 205, 209
labor. See employment; work, nonfarm
Lancaster (Pa.), 25, 27, 46, 57, 101, 175, 230
Amish women in, 128, 135
Amish youth in, 69, 313n12
land: availability of, 12, 261
cost of, 2, 12, 38, 103, 175–76, 196
pressure and mobility, 20, 103, 210, 261
language, 16, 19, 160, 190–91, 221, 305n23. See also specific terms
lawn mowers, 37, 47, 106, 206
lawsuits, 19, 246
laziness, 121, 231
leadership. See church leaders, choosing
leisure, 190, 192
concerns about, 131, 137–40
types of, 136. See also hobbies; traveling
loans. See Amish Helping Fund
Lodi settlement, 41–43, 308n6
Luther, Martin, 14
Luthy, David, 38, 40, 102, 309n14, 311n34, 319n16
manual labor, value placed on, 194, 197–98
maple water, 216
marriage: age at, 118, 321n41
interaffilation, 54, 81–82, 315n38
interracial, 268
problems in, 98, 125
rate of, 118
remarriages, 130–31
marriage squeeze, 130, 322n62
Martyrs’ Mirror, 15, 270
Maysville (Ohio), 4–5
Medicaid, participation in, 21, 169–70, 230, 234, 248, 252
medicalization of childbirth, 223–25
Medicare, 248
medicine. See health care
Meidung. See shunning
memory cards, 102
men: as breadwinners, 113, 122
as fathers, 113–14
as husbands, 121–27
and ideal father, 113–14
as leaders, 114, 119, 121–22
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), 12, 60–62, 64–65
Mennonites, 32, 40, 62–63, 66, 214, 305n20
impact on public assistance, 177–78, 180. See also Anabaptists
mental distress: and affiliation, 240–43
cultural biases in diagnosis, 239–40, 332n31
rate of, 240
sources of stress, 232, 241–43
Mexico, 62
Meyers, Thomas, 25, 81, 112, 141, 161, 260, 279
Midways, 75–76, 314n29
military service, 19, 28, 101, 264
milking machines, 37, 47, 191, 197, 208, 215, 273
Miller, David (Oklahoma Dave), 50, 59
Miller, Freida, 225, 331n7
Miller, Mose, 36, 42–43, 301
Millersburg (Ohio), 6–7, 30, 64, 133–34, 201, 249
Mission to Amish People (MAP), 86–87
mission work, 12, 58–67
and affiliation, 49–50, 63–67
modernity: and Amish, 37, 62, 141, 214–18, 257–58, 275
meaning of, 24, 131
relationship with tradition, 265–66, 287
Mount Eaton (Ohio), 11, 30, 235
elementary school, 156–57, 160–61
Mount Eaton Care Center, 11, 223. See also birthing centers
Mount Hope (Ohio), 10–11, 30, 70, 303n5
Mount Hope Produce Auction, 204
mutual-aid programs, 195. See also Hospital Aid Program; insurance
naming, 101
National Amish Steering Committee, 137, 191, 264, 306n31
natural gas, 47, 107, 149, 151, 320n22. See also power, sources of
New Bedford Care Center, 223–24
New New Order (New Order Christian Fellowship), 40, 51–52, 100. See also affiliations
New Order Amish, 18, 35–37, 48–52. See also affiliations
Nickel Mines, 28, 307n54
Nolt, Steven, 25, 59, 62, 81, 112, 117
on Amish diversity, 117, 260, 279
on economic issues, 12, 179, 183, 196, 304n13
nonfarm employment, effects of, 13, 165, 189–91, 209–10, 241, 284
nonresistance, 19, 28, 264
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 193
occupations. See employment; work, nonfarm
Ohio Amish Directory, 9, 74, 94, 99, 147, 197, 226
Ohio Crippled Children’s Fund, 169, 230
Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale and Auction, 12
Old Colony Mennonites, 62–63
Old Order Amish, 18, 36, 52–55. See also affiliations
Olshan, Marc, 153, 304n12
Ontario (Canada), 15, 29, 38
Ordnung: and adaptation, 27, 79, 110, 119, 130, 207, 272
as cause of diversity, 185, 191, 213, 243, 260, 262–63
and excommunication, 84, 88–89, 91
meaning of, 16, 57, 271
as source of constancy, 205, 210, 270
variations in, 25, 28, 45, 52–53, 104, 107, 132
Ordnungs Briefe, 274
Panther Hollow, 7
parenting. See childrearing
parochial schools. See schools, Amish
partnerships with English, 183–84, 286
patriarchy, 16, 97, 119–21, 125–26, 147
Pennsylvania Amish. See Lancaster (Pa.)
&nbs
p; Pennsylvania Dutch, 15–16, 305n21
and acceptance, 78, 92, 156, 247. See also language
personal interests vs. community values, 23–24, 108, 259, 269–73, 289. See also individualism
Pinecraft (Fla.), 137
Plain and Fancy, 97
political leanings of Amish, 31, 33, 267
Pomerene Hospital, 7, 249–50
popular images of Amish, 24–25, 96–97, 119. See also stereotypes of Amish
population (Amish), 15, 25, 28–29
and change, 260–61
distribution of, 25, 30, 35–36
poverty, 177–78, 227
among Swartzentruber Amish, 192, 211
power, sources of: batteries, 107–8, 149–50, 217
diesel, 107, 206–7
electricity, 32, 48, 52, 106–8, 206–7, 217–18
hydraulic, 47, 133, 206–7
hydropower, 218
inverters, 48, 107
natural gas, 47, 107, 149, 151, 320n22
wind, 2, 107, 286
powwowing (brauche), 237–38, 332n27
pregnancy, 221–27
premarital sex, 74, 321n43
prenatal care, 226–27
pride, 19, 22, 35, 67, 163, 172, 325n32
produce auctions, 191, 202–3, 215
profits and Amish, 185–86
proselytizing, 33, 58–63, 67
public assistance, 177–79
public schools, 11, 28
Amish enrollment in, 153, 157–58, 171
attracting Amish to, 156, 160, 266
criticism of, 142–43, 145, 157–58, 161, 172
support for, 153–56, 171–72, 325n26
variations in, 157–58. See also education; schools, Amish
puppy mills. See dog raising
quilting, 99, 136
race relations, 268
recreation. See fishing; hobbies; hunting; softball; traveling; volleyball
Reist, Hans, 15
relief ministries. See mission work
religious services, 15–16, 47, 104, 106, 129, 132
reproduction of Amish culture, 171, 277–80, 283–84. See also cohesion
residential integration, 110–11, 148
retention, 13, 19, 52, 74, 79–80, 82–83, 94, 161
risk society, 287, 334n19
roadside sales, 181, 192
rumspringa: general characteristics of, 23, 48–49, 56, 80–82
popular image of, 67
variations in, 68–79
running around, 41–42, 67, 69–71. See also rumspringa
safety: on the road, 261–62
at work, 187, 193–94
salvage stores, 202
schisms among Amish, 34–52
general causes of, 21, 55–57
Old Order views of, 52–55
Schlabach, Christian, 9
schools, Amish, 141
administration of, 119, 147
affiliation differences in, 147–48
construction of, 142–43
curriculum of, 16, 145
differences in, 149–51
disciplining in, 147
distribution of, 30, 143
economic support for, 142
number of, 119, 142, 323n4
physical characteristics of, 19, 149
preference for, 142–43, 145
religion in, 145
structure of, 98, 145, 147
teachers in, 128, 150–51, 324n12
security vs. freedom, 23–24, 93–94, 269, 273, 279, 281
self-effacement, 234, 269
separation from the world, 18, 21, 24, 35, 56. See also border work; boundaries
settlement, meaning of, 18
sex education, 71
shunning, 15, 82–84, 304n19
and baptism, 83
enforcement of, 90–93, 317n50
reasons for, 83–84, 88–90, 315n39
variations in, 38–39, 43, 45–48, 54, 84, 87–90
Simons, Menno, 304n19
singings, 62, 71, 73, 75–76, 78, 136, 314n29
single status, 98, 128, 130–31
small businesses, importance of, 165, 193, 180–81, 202–3
smoking, 233
and affiliation, 38, 45, 52, 54, 74, 77, 312n43, 331n22
and rumspringa, 41, 79
social capital, 267, 277, 283
and trust, 288–89
social classes, 21, 131, 151, 213. See also inequality among Amish
Social Security, 196, 327n16
softball, 80, 134–38, 147–48. See also hobbies
solar energy, 216–18, 286–87. See also power, sources of
special-needs education. See education: special-needs
spousal abuse. See domestic violence
spousal relationships, 119, 121–27
status distinctions among Amish, 22, 35, 53–55, 213
stereotypes of Amish, 24–25, 29–30, 239. See also popular images of Amish
Stevick, Richard, 68, 73, 76, 79
structure vs. agency, 23–24, 171, 269–70, 272
Stutzman, Jacob, 40
Stutzman, Jonas, 9, 27
Stutzman-Troyer Amish, 36, 40, 300–301, 310. See also affiliations
submission, 23, 43, 112, 115, 121–23, 125, 189
Sugarcreek (Ohio), 25, 30, 48, 102, 201
Sunday school, 48, 51, 280, 308n63, 312n39. See also youth, meetings
Swartzentruber Amish, 2, 18, 35–43. See also affiliations
taxes, 110, 153
taxis. See transportation
technology, 36
and affiliation, 47–48, 52, 54, 56–57, 90, 191–92
complexity of usage, 205–10
criteria in use of, 108, 110, 205, 307n43
dangers of, 144, 204, 205, 208
in homes, 106–8, 110
hydroponic, 202
ownership of, 57, 205, 208
use in occupations, 206–7. See also Classic Word Processor; computers; copy machines; fax machines; power, sources of; telephones; television
telephones: cell phones, 52–53, 57, 107–8, 204–5, 208
shanties, 4, 38, 106–7. See also technology: criteria in use of
television, 110, 144, 160, 210
tensions among Amish, 27–29
general sources of, 259–60, 269–73
and health care, 234, 252, 257
responses to, 262–63, 273–75
and work, 199–202
time, keeping, 37, 52
and leisure, 134, 136, 140, 190, 194
value of, 188, 231
and work, 131–32, 185, 189–90
tobacco use. See smoking
Tobe Amish, 36, 40, 299, 301, 310. See also affiliations
tourism: by Amish, 136–39
in Amish country, 29–30, 128, 175
effects of, 175–77, 181
pressures of, 20, 24, 261
Toyota, 266, 286
tractors, 47, 205–6, 209–10
tradition, material and spiritual elements of, 274–75
meaning of, 185–86, 328n25
and modernity, 24, 265, 283, 287
multiple interpretations of, 24, 173, 261, 274–75
and reflexivity, 278
traditionalist vs. rational attitude, 185–86, 328n25
transportation, 18–19, 77, 131–33, 322n68
affiliation differences in, 132. See also automobiles
traveling, 48, 133, 136–37, 249
Troyer, Abe, 40, 310n16, 310n17
Troyer, David N., 64
Troyer, Joe, 36, 42–43
Troyer, Levi, 50
Troyer, Noah, 50
trust, among Amish, 160, 179, 196, 230, 238, 277
sources of, 260, 287–88, 334n11
unemployment: among Amish, 196, 285
compensation, 271, 285
in Holmes County (Ohio), 29
unions, 187, 191
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 194
vaca
tions. See traveling
vaccinations. See health care: and immunization
values vs. interests, 23–24, 269–73
visiting, 99, 123
vocational education, 163, 165
volleyball, 136
voting, 31, 267
wages, 186, 199, 213
and youth, 194
walkie-talkies. See technology, criteria in use of
Walnut Creek (Ohio), 9, 25, 27, 30, 48–49, 176, 231
weak ties, 170–71, 266, 269, 333n8
wealth, 133, 185, 211–14, 218–19, 272, 330n53
Weaver, Andy, 43, 45–47
Weaver, Marion, 4
Weber, Max, 22, 213, 328n25, 328n27
weddings, 78, 108, 118, 305n25, 320n25, 321n43. See also marriage
welfare, 177–79
Wengerd, Dan, 39–40
white-collar work, 197–98
windmills. See power, sources of
Windows of Hope Genetics Information Center, 231
Wisconsin v. Yoder, 141, 163
Witnessing (newsletter), 59, 61
women, Amish: in church, 64, 119
vs. English, 122–23, 240, 281, 283
general roles of, 102, 121–24, 127–28
ideal of, 113, 121
popular images of, 119, 121
status of, 121, 125, 129
and work, 112, 119, 122, 128–30, 147
work, nonfarm, 165–66, 176–77, 179–82, 198
and affiliation, 192, 197, 199–200
effects of, 13, 22, 189, 210, 242, 284
and gender roles, 22, 127–28
manufacturing, 176–77, 179, 181–82
most favored, 198–99. See also employment
Workers’ Compensation, 195–96
work ethic, 13, 165, 187–88, 192
dangers to, 138, 190, 284
yielded self. See children: ideal; individualism, 51–52
Yoder, Henry, 9, 303n3
Yoder, Samuel E., 38–40, 309n10
youth: activities for, 41–42, 62, 136, 314n29
concerns about, 62, 69, 194, 284, 313n12
control of, 48–49, 54, 71, 73–75, 273, 280
meetings, 50, 71, 73, 76. See also rumspringa; running around
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