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Do the Amish have television?
No! If an Amish couple would get a television they would definitely be shunned. Amish youth that have not joined the church would be allowed to get one though.
What do Amish children study in school?
They study Amish culture and regular school subjects.
How are Amish kids punished?
Most Amish use things such as wooden spoons, belts, straps, or their bare hands. They hit them on their bottom a few times when they are very naughty.
How the mainstream culture puts pressure on the Amish?
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
How does the mainstream culture put pressure on Amish?
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
What is Amish culure look like?
18th - 19th Century western culture mixed with fundamentalist Christian beliefs. They are very plain people who are pacifists and closed to people outside the Amish culture.
How does the mainstream culture put pressure on Amish tribes?
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
Is Amish a counterculture?
explain why the Amish are considered by sociologists as a subculture and not as a counterculture.
What economic system do the Amish have?
traditional economy, where everything they do is based off of culture and tradition.
Do the Amish practice circumcision?
Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice literal circumcision for religious reasons. Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, are forbidden to circumcise as it violates the body. Mormons, Christian Scientists, and the Amish are also forbidden to circumcise or be circumcised.
What are some Amish people free to do in America?
An Amish person is free to do what he or she wishes to do. The Amish community avoids modern technology, but they do so by choice, not due to a lack of freedom. And any member of the Amish community is also free to leave it and enter the mainstream of American culture, which some choose to do.
What are Amish superstitions?
The Amish choose not to embrace technological innovations like electricity and the Internet. The Amish lifestyle avoids any conformity to the ways of the modern world and it's culture. A reliance on electricity (and definitely use of the internet) signifies a conformation.
