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Growing up Amish : the teenage years /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevick, Richard A., 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Series:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Subjects:
Rumspringa.
Amish teenagers > United States > Social life and customs.
Amish teenagers > United States > Social conditions.
Amish teenagers > Religious life > United States.
Amish > United States > Social life and customs.
Youth > United States > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • Amish life : plain and perplexing
  • Socialization : passing on the faith
  • Adolescence : testing an Amish identity
  • Schooling : read'n, writ'n, and learning the basics
  • Parenting : holding on and letting go
  • Teen culture : working hard and having fun
  • Singings : socializing and stepping out
  • Rumspringa : the running-around years
  • Courtship : finding a mate
  • Weddings : high times in plain places
  • The future : keeping faith and coming home.