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The Role of Social Capital for Amish Entrepreneurs in Pursuing Informal Economic Opportunities
Jeong, Seonhee (2013-04)
This study explores the specific types of social relationships that influence initiation into and involvement in informal businesses. In particular, it examines the social capital possessed by Amish entrepreneurs who ...
Amish Settlements across America: 2013
Donnermeyer, Joseph F.; Luthy, David (2013-10)
This short research report is based upon previous editions of “Amish Settlements across North
America,” which was published periodically in Family Life. It accounts for new settlements
founded since the last edition ...
What Do College Students Have to Learn from the Amish?
Brock, Caroline (2013-10)
This paper presents the results of a survey of college courses taught on the Amish. It is based on
a series of interviews with instructors at other institutions of higher learning whose courses focus
on the Amish, an ...
Horse and Buggy Crash Study III: Low Illumination and the Sun’s Glare in Crashes between Motor Vehicles and Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggies
Anderson, Cory (2014-04)
The purpose of this study is to identify time periods of particular crash risk through the day for
Amish and Old Order Mennonite horse & buggies. As suggested in prior studies, transitional
illumination (dawn/dusk) may ...
Horse and Buggy Crash Study I: Common Crash Scenarios between a Motor Vehicle and the Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggy
Anderson, Cory (2014-04)
Horse and buggy transportation is spreading as rapidly as its Amish and Old Order Mennonite
users are, as are buggy crashes with motor vehicles. This study examines the primary causes of
76 reported horse and buggy crashes ...
A Peculiar People Revisited: Demographic Foundations of the Iowa Amish in the 21st Century
Cooksey, Elizabeth; Donnermeyer, Joseph F. (2013-04)
This article describes the demographic foundations of the Amish in Iowa. We note that since the publication of “A Peculiar People” by Dorothy and Elmer Schwieder in 1975 (with an updated version in 2009) the demographic ...
Who Are the Plain Anabaptists? What Are the Plain Anabaptists?
Anderson, Cory (2013-04)
I define the plain Anabaptists by answering two essential questions: “Who are the plain Anabaptists” and “What are the plain Anabaptists?” In asking “Who are the plain Anabaptists?” I investigate several dimensions of ...
The Amish—A People of Preservation and Profitability: A Look at the Amish Industry in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Harasta, Joseph (2014-04)
Throughout much of their existence, the Amish remained relatively unknown and/or
misunderstood by much of American society other than those who lived in areas with visible
Amish communities. However, beginning in the ...
Online Mapping Tools for Geolocating Amish Settlements
Wilson, Andrew M.; Lonabocker, Brian; Zagorski, Megan (2015)
This technical note demonstrates the value of using online mapping tools as a method of geolocating Amish settlements. Primarily using freely available Bing and Google maps and published lists of the addresses of Amish ...
Efforts to Improve Roadway Safety: A Collaborative Approach between Amish Communities and a Professional Engineering Society
Jepsen, S. Dee; Mann, Andrew J. (2015)
Lighting and marking recommendations for animal-drawn buggies and wagons were first established in 2001 through an American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Engineering Practice, EP576.1. Many ...