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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480285903321

Autore

Smith William L. <1956->

Titolo

Families and communes [[electronic resource]. ] : an examination of nontraditional lifestyles / / William L. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

1-4522-3399-3

1-322-41802-0

1-4522-6373-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Understanding families

Disciplina

307.774

307.7740973

Soggetti

Communal living - United States - History

Collective settlements - United States - History

Families - United States - History

Alternative lifestyles - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-147) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Communes: Conceptual, Definitional, Theoretical, and Typological Issues; Chapter 3 - Families in Historic Communal Utopias: Part 1; Chapter 4 - Families in Historic Communal Utopias: Part 2; Chapter 5 - Urban and Rural Communes of the 1960s and 1970s; Chapter 6 - Urban and Rural Communes of the 1980s and 1990s; Chapter 7 - What have We Learned about Families and Communities?; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In an exploration of the role of the family within the commune this book focuses on historic communal groups such as Shakers Oneida, Amana and the Mormons, as well as contemporary rural and urban groups such as Jesus People USA and the Hutterites.