Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/dD11QQ Families and Communes: An Examination of Nontraditional Lifestyles By: William Smith Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc Print ISBN: 9780761910749, 0761910743 eText ISBN: 9781452263731, 1452263736 Edition: 1st Pages: 176 Copyright year: 1999 Format: PDF Available from $ 50.00 USD SKU 9781452263731 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. Additional ISBNs 9780761910749, 9780761910732, 0761910743, 0761910735, 9781322418025, 9780761910732, 1322418020