Ethical Considerations for Treating the Old Order Amish. [PDF]
The Old Order Amish are the fastest growing religious subpopulation in the United States. The Amish population, most recently estimated at 340,000, is expected to double in size during the next 20 years. While still relatively few in number, their growing population and increasing interaction with American society will likely result in more Amish ...
Conlin WE.
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Tradition and Transition: Amish Mennonites and Old Order Amish, 1800-1900 [PDF]
Review of: Tradition and Transition: Amish Mennonites and Old Order Amish, 1800-1900.
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A Peculiar People: Iowa's Old Order Amish
Review of: A Peculiar People: Iowa's Old Order Amish.
James C. Juhnke +2 more
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Leading in an Amish Paradise: humanistic leadership in the Old Order Amish
PurposeThe authors examined the traditional leadership practiced by the Old Order Amish located in the Holmes and Wayne counties of America. Despite popular stereotypes, this community is remarkably innovative and resilient. Amish leadership aligns with the central tenets of humanistic leadership and provides a rich illustration of how such a ...
Charles Keim, Masoud Shadnam
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VACCINATION USAGE AMONG AN OLD-ORDER AMISH COMMUNITY IN ILLINOIS [PDF]
The Old-Order Amish have low rates of vaccination and are at increased risk for vaccine-preventable diseases. A written survey was mailed to all Amish households in the largest Amish community in Illinois inquiring about their vaccination status and that of their children.
Yoder, Jonathan S., Dworkin, Mark S.
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Interpreting Non-Amish Perceptions of the Old Order Amish Using Cultural Relativism and Human Rights Frameworks [PDF]
Relatively little is known about how ordinary non-Amish citizens interact with and perceive their Old Order Amish neighbors. This study used interpretive and semi-inductive approaches with in-depth interviews to describe and analyze interactions and ...
Kristin Park
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Reliability and Validity of a Scale to Measure Prejudice toward Old Order Amish [PDF]
Numerous studies have examined prejudice in regard to race, age, sexual orientation, and gender, among others. However, there remains a paucity of research on prejudice toward Christian religious groups.
William McGuigan
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Analysis of the gut microbiota in the old order Amish and its relation to the metabolic syndrome. [PDF]
Obesity has been linked to the human gut microbiota; however, the contribution of gut bacterial species to the obese phenotype remains controversial because of conflicting results from studies in different populations.
Margaret L Zupancic +16 more
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The Growth of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Communities in Kentucky [PDF]
This article examines the growth of Amish and plain Anabaptist communities and population in Kentucky, one of the few southern states with a sizeable plain Anabaptist presence across much of its rural areas.
Joseph Donnermeyer, Cory Anderson
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Mapping Myriad Positionalities in Amish Media Studies [PDF]
Within the United States popular and academic imaginaries, Amish/Mennonite identities tend to get flattened into a monolithic, anti-modern stereotype simultaneously fearful of information communication technology and yet titillated by their utility. This
Lars Stoltzfus-Brown
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