The Amish Way of Life

The Amish counselling of life Sherri S. Archer-Taylor ANT101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Jason Gonzalez December 10, 2011 The Amish focussing of life I. The Amish way of life has m all interesting concepts and unique beliefs that chasten them apart from any separate furyure. While some may collide with the Amish way of life as a cult, on that point simplistic way of life and in that respect family values and beliefs make them superstar of the strongest sects in at onces parliamentary law. II. The Amish primary mode of subsistence is farming. Making them Horticulturalists.The Amish argon farmers first they coiffure several crops every year depending on the season as hygienic as women tending to tends, the Amish feed themselves. A. According to Donald Kraybill (2001) the Amish have always been tillers of the skank and people of the land. B. When a youthfulness Amish couple gets married they are tending(p) a parcel of land by one of the fathers. This land is accustomed so that the couple can get a head mystify on taking care of themselves and earning a living. C. The Amish people today do not use many modern day agriculture implements depending on the old ways to farm and harvest crops.III. The economy of the Amish is growing much complex. Where they were once mostly self-sustaining they are now finding it needed to make and sell durable goods to supplement their income. A. According to Dr. George Kreps (1997) Tourism has not affected the core of Amish culture but it has had several lasting impacts. much(prenominal) as traffic and crowds which make the Amish people shy away from certain(p) areas because they do not like to interact with the common folk. B. Land has been harder to bribe for expansion due to rising cost.And the soil is no foresighteder as plentiful as it once was. C. Amish now make furniture and other wood work items, and the women sew quilts and clothing to supplement the familys income. D. feed is never sold or traded if a family can find another(prenominal) means of income. Food is reserved to fee the family. IV. The Beliefs and values of the Amish people are core in there society. They have been practicing these beliefs and values since the beginning of the Amish secernate which was sometime around the 1880s. A. Holidays observed by the Amish re very spiritual during certain holidays the Amish people are more religious and family centered than any other culture. B. Amish people wear white clothes for a inhumation and they wear blue to a wedding. When a funeral occurs in the Amish culture there are no flowers, the coffin is plain wood, and there is no singing. A hymn is spoken, there are no eulogies. C. According to Charles Hurst (2010) the Amish have survived by being plain and depending on hardly any new engineering and with limited help from outsiders. V.While the rest of the world has progressed with technology and wobble the Amish have also progressed with social change. A. The Amish travel still by knight and buggy only using a car to go on long important trips such as to a hospital or to see relatives in another state. B. All men in an Amish society still wear beards. C. They are still firm in there want to be separated from the world. And place important emphasis on simplicity and humility. D. They shun members who have been excommunicated E. They still use horse and incubate to farm their fields.F. They have no internet or computers but they do use calculators. The Amish are simple people who live by farming, gardening, fund and supplementing there income by wood working and quilt making. They choose to salvage outsiders away from their lives. Their children are educated in a one elbow room school house by another usually female of the sect. the young men help their father with farming and milking duties and the young women help garden with their mothers with cooking and watching their younger siblings.Some people may ring they are wired or that they act like a cult but their simple way of life and there strong ties to one another has insured that the Amish will continue enduring for a long time. REFERENCES Hurst Charles M. (1998) the religion and family connection 29 (13) 19 Retrieved from http//psycnet. apa. org/? &fa=main. insideLanding&uid=1988-97583-000 Kraybill, Donald B. Pages 423 (2001) Riddle of Amish Culture (Revised Edition) Retrieved from http//site. ebrary. com/lib/ashford/ medical student Dr. George Kreps (1997). The Impact of Tourism on the Amish Subculture Community Dev. J (1997) 32 (4) 354-367. doi 10. 1093/cdj/32. 4. 354