Families and Communes - An Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles

This book focuses specifically on the role of the family in communal life. Communal groups are one type of nontraditional families, some communes are predisposed to families while others are not and some communal families can be replacements or substitutes for nuclear families. Historic communal groups such as Shakers, Oneida, Amana, and the Mormons are investigated as are contemporary rural and urban communal groups such as Twin Oaks, Jesus People USA, and the Hutterites.

List of contents

Introduction
Communes
Conceptual, Definitional, Theoretical and Typological Issues
Families in Historic Communal Utopias
Part One
Families in Historic Communal Utopias
Part Two
Urban and Rural Communes of the 1960s and 1970s
Urban and Rural Communes of the 1980s and 1990s
What Have We Learned about Families and Communities?

About the author

William J. Smith has been a self-published author of over 135 books since 2009

Summary

Communal Families focuses on the role definition of the family within the commune. Historic communal groups such as Shakers, Oneida, Amana, and the Mormons are investigated as are contemporary rural and urban communal groups such as twin Oaks, Jesus People USA, and the Hutterites.

Product details

• Authors: William Smith, William L. Smith, William Lawrence Smith
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.1999
• EAN: 9780761910749
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1074-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 265 g
• Series: Understanding Families (Paperb; Understanding Families Series; Understanding Families Series; Understanding Families
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories