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Growing up Amish : The Rumspringa Years by Richard A. Stevick (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-10142141371X

ISBN-139781421413716

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Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleGrowing Up Amish : the Rumspringa Years

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChristianity / Amish, Sociology / General, General

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreReligion, Social Science

AuthorRichard A. Stevick

Book SeriesYoung Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-033889

Dewey Edition23

Reviews""Should be required reading for anyone within Amish studies... Engaging, forthright in a fashion that rings authentic, a truth-telling..."", Should be required reading for anyone within Amish studies... Engaging, forthright in a fashion that rings authentic, a truth-telling...

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal289.7092 B

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments 1. Amish Life: Plain but Not So Simple 2. Religion: Transmitting the Faith 3. Adolescence: Building an Amish Identity 4. Schooling: Read'n, Rite'n, 'Rithmatic-- but Shunning Darwin 5. Parenting: Holding On and Letting Go 6. Teen Culture: Working Hard and Having Fun 7. Singings: The First Step to Independence 8. Rumspringa: Stepping Out and Running About 9. Courtship: Looking for Love 10. Weddings: High Times in Plain Places 11. The Future: Keeping Faith in a World of Change Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisOn the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early in life, they complete school by age fourteen or fifteen, and a year or two later they begin Rumspringa--that brief period during which they are free to date and explore the outside world before choosing whether to embrace a lifetime of Amish faith and culture. But the Internet and social media may be having a profound influence on significant numbers of the Youngie, according to Richard A. Stevick, who says that Amish teenagers are now exposed to a world that did not exist for them only a few years ago. Once hidden in physical mailboxes, announcements of weekend parties are now posted on Facebook. Today, thousands of Youngie in large Amish settlements are dedicated smartphone and Internet users, forcing them to navigate carefully between technology and religion. Updated photographs throughout this edition of Growing Up Amish include a screenshot from an Amish teenager's Facebook page. In the second edition of Growing Up Amish , Stevick draws on decades of experience working with and studying Amish adolescents across the United States to produce this well-rounded, definitive, and realistic view of contemporary Amish youth. Besides discussing the impact of smartphones and social media usage, he carefully examines work and leisure, rites of passage, the rise of supervised youth groups, courtship rituals, weddings, and the remarkable Amish retention rate. Finally, Stevick contemplates the potential of electronic media to significantly alter traditional Amish practices, culture, and staying power., Accurately reveals the challenges faced by Amish youth caught between the expectations of traditional community and the pressures and temptations of adolescence. On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early in life, they complete school by age fourteen or fifteen, and a year or two later they begin Rumspringa--that brief period during which they are free to date and explore the outside world before choosing whether to embrace a lifetime of Amish faith and culture. But the Internet and social media may be having a profound influence on significant numbers of the Youngie, according to Richard A. Stevick, who says that Amish teenagers are now exposed to a world that did not exist for them only a few years ago. Once hidden in physical mailboxes, announcements of weekend parties are now posted on Facebook. Today, thousands of Youngie in large Amish settlements are dedicated smartphone and Internet users, forcing them to navigate carefully between technology and religion. Updated photographs throughout this edition of Growing Up Amish include a screenshot from an Amish teenager's Facebook page. In the second edition of Growing Up Amish , Stevick draws on decades of experience working with and studying Amish adolescents across the United States to produce this well-rounded, definitive, and realistic view of contemporary Amish youth. Besides discussing the impact of smartphones and social media usage, he carefully examines work and leisure, rites of passage, the rise of supervised youth groups, courtship rituals, weddings, and the remarkable Amish retention rate. Finally, Stevick contemplates the potential of electronic media to significantly alter traditional Amish practices, culture, and staying power., On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early in life, they complete school by age fourteen or fifteen, and a year or two later they begin Rumspringa--that brief period during which they are free to date and explore the outside world before choosing whether to embrace a ......, On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early in life, they complete school by age fourteen or fifteen, and a year or two later they begin Rumspringa--that brief period during which they are free to date and explore the outside world before choosing whether to embrace a lifetime of Amish faith and culture.But the Internet and social media may be having a profound influence on significant numbers of the Youngie, according to Richard A. Stevick, exposing Amish teenagers to a world that did not exist for them only a few years ago. Once hidden in physical mailboxes, announcements of weekend parties are now posted on Facebook. Today, thousands of Youngie in large Amish settlements are dedicated smartphone and Internet users, forcing them to navigate carefully between technology and religion. Updated photographs throughout the book include a screenshot from an Amish teenager's Facebook page.In the second edition of Growing Up Amish, Stevick draws on decades of experience working with and studying Amish adolescents across the United States to produce this well-rounded, definitive, and realistic view of contemporary Amish youth. Besides discussing the impact of smartphones and social media usage, he carefully examines work and leisure, rites of passage, the rise of supervised youth groups, courtship rituals, weddings, and the remarkable Amish retention rate. Finally, Stevick contemplates the potential impact of electronic media to significantly alter traditional Amish practices, culture, and its future staying power.""The author deftly interweaves the pressures to conform to the fabric of Amish life, highlighting the roles of religion, school, family, and community. The book provides an overview of Amish adolescence and also serves as a more general primer for Amish life.""--Mennonite Quarterly Review, reviewing a previous edition""In Stevick's engaging narrative, he profiles the religious foundation of the Amish, its history, culture and schooling, the Amish at work and play, the tradition of weekly singing, and dating and courtship.""--History Wire, reviewing a previous edition""So why do so many Amish teens choose to remain within the Amish fold rather than pursue greater freedom outside the community? The answer can be found in Stevick's book.""--Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, reviewing a previous edition""A pleasurable read and responsible treatment of an interesting subject. Stevick manages to both dissolve idyllic and naive notions of Amish life and at the same time show respect and grant insight into the reality of it.""--James Benedict, Brethren Life and Thought, reviewing a previous edition""Another in a very long line of superbly written, scholarly accounts of Amish life published by the Johns Hopkins University Press... A rigorously researched, well-organized, and clearly written study. Due to rapid population increase, the Amish will be a growing part of the rural scene in twenty-first century America, and for us outsiders to understand them with accuracy and compassion, we need to read, consult, and refer to books like Growing Up Amish.""--Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Agricultural History, reviewing a previous edition""This work will become an important classic in the field of Amish and Anabaptist studies. Highly recommended.""--Choice, reviewing a previous edition or volume

LC Classification NumberE184.M45S75 2014