Families and Communes: An Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles

Authors

William L. Smith, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Contributors

Georgia Southern faculty member William L. Smith authored Families and Communes: An Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles.

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Abstract

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.

Publication Date

8-27-1999

Publisher

Sage Publications, Inc.

City

Thousand Oaks, CA

ISBN for this edition (13-digit)

9780761910749

ISBN for additional format (13-digit)

9781452233994