The Social Milieu Within The Rural Context

Growing up in a disadvantaged part of Washington, D.C. during the 90’s wasn’t always easy. At the time, D.C. was plagued by crime, violence, and poverty, and as a child/teen I often found myself confronted by these harsh realities. Now, as an adult, I actively seek out opportunities to work in underserved and disadvantaged communities because I understand how difficult life can be for those belonging to such communities. I have proudly served in a number of underserved and disadvantaged communities, including rural Guatemala and Flint, Michigan and it is my hope to continue to do

The focus of this research paper is to examine the religious beliefs of the Amish communities. From their humble beginnings of migration into the United States from Europe, to their present day living arrangements, they have been and will continue to be a prosperous community. By shunning modern conveniences and relying only on what nature has provided, society has referred to them as the “Plain People.” Being far from ordinary in their dress and way of life separates this community from that of the modern world. They have managed to integrate into modern life while holding on to their cultural values. It is with continued commitment from its members that this community will continue to thrive. I often drive to the

What do trends indicate about the future of Black Rural Churches? (Chapter 5) Trends indicate this about the future of Black Rural Churches. It has gradually but noticeable reverse migration among black people to the South and the sunshine states of the Southwest. The primary reasons are the search for jobs and the continued industrialization of the South. Extended family ties provide another motivation to move. Most black people in the North have relatives in southern states, and many of them still consider the south as home. However, the reverse migration will not match the previous out-migrations, it will most likely increase the black population base of the South and provide a potential constituency for some rural churches. Finally, the growing class split in the black community are increasing (Lincoln, C. Eric, and Lawrence H. Mamiya

The topic I chose for this paper was how do the Amish carry forward ideas of the Radical Reformation? I chose this because Amish communities are seen in a lot around Iowa and they are not “normal” in the eyes of other people living. Most people don’t understand why they live the way they do or what they even do with their lives. I find it quite interesting to research the Amish people and learn more about them instead of always wondering about them. This paper is going to explain how the Amish kept the Radical Reformation going and what it means to them in every way possible. My question is how do the Amish today compare to the Amish at the start of the Radical Reformation and what changes have happened since they moved to North America.

1) Church members experiencing stress from the complexity of rural economies, 2) rural people tend to resist change, 3) rural

Bi'Annacha Andrews is a recent graduate student from Trinity Washington University class of 2016 and currently a grad student at CUA school of social service. In Ms. Andrews presentation she explains the difference between an undergrad student and grad student and the importance of knowing what you want to do. Throughout her presentation, she was very informative about the M.S.W program that I had recently stop by at the Idealist Grad Fair and show an example of her curriculum classes. I notice that she enjoyed talking about one of her class which is Homelessness: Inclir and Soc Con. For example, she talked about how social work is constantly changing and the theory of equity and equality. I found it interesting how ward 8 is the most poverty

Poverty has many negative effects on many people. In this paper I will be focusing on how poverty effects a person’s faith. Will this person’s life values and meanings become more centered on wealth, power, and materialism? I will view how this is sometimes the case in popular culture, sociological studies, and even my own life.

Overlaping seasonally into rural family life, was religion. It played an important role in family and society, as it does today. Looking back, one would find many aspects of religion which have survived to present-day. One of which, was the practice of holding Sundays for rest from work, and church services. These Sunday masses brought together both rich and poor Christian families alike. Religious worship was not exclusively reserved for Sundays, services were also held during Saturday afternoons and of course, certain holidays. Children were baptised at birth, and holidays were celebrated with feasts in which all family members attended. Certain parts of the religious facet have changed since this historical time period. One of the more surprising differences back then, was perhaps the fact that priests did

In reading Warren’s Great Change in American Communities, the clear message was that there are many changes in the past few decades that are overall affecting the structure of the rural community, but also how it functions as a whole. In addition, we have moved from decisions being made on a local community level, to being made by those outside of the community. I think the largest and most important change that came to rural America was the division of labor. What Warren points out is we go from a community based on categorical groups of people that are overall the same kind of people, to that of corporate groups. It is this, Warren says, that causes individuals to lose a sense of belonging in their community because they begin to not know

The Amish and the State is wrote with the intent to identify the cultural values and social organizations of the Amish order along with how the traditional values of the Amish counteracted with the modernity of the state. This book covers the most prominent aspects of the Amish order dating all the way back to their very existence during the Radical Reformation in the sixteenth century. It entitles one to see and feel the persecution the Amish order has faced since 1525. Donald Kraybill believes that the Amish order, even though some individuals view their religious practices as being extremely impractical, is a major attribute toward the freedom

In this environment institutional transformations and creative expression are very likely to emerge. An example of a modern-day metropolis can be New York City or Chicago. In areas such as these, it is very likely to find high rates of crime for there is a higher population than their counterparts. The government does not usually give out all of funding to the cities compared to the county which explains their lack of funding of schools. “Students in these areas not only suffer from lack of resources at home, but their schools must also scrape by on the minimum.”

The effect of the revival of traditional rural beliefs during ca. 1979 to 1984 is notable to the peasant-workers. Even the rituals discontinued to be performed, the philosophy behind transformed into strings of consciousness and self-identification whose essence is firmly kept -- the inseparability of family and the safety-shelter nature of the rural land. When peasant-workers confront unfamiliar or alien treatments in the cities, their potent emotion of land, of hometown, and of family outbursts. Traditional practices faded, but the traces stayed. Urban environment does not make the peasant-workers secular; instead, it makes them more “religious” in terms of the returned sense of land affiliation. Economic incentives drive peasants

Though I have known for a few months the basic path I have wanted to take regarding my career, Political Science, I hadn’t focused the general study down enough to be helpful enough to find a career path. After this course, I realized that I had a passion for design and international relations. Using these two factors, I was able to narrow down my major so that it would have an emphasis on international relations, with an urban planning minor. With this combination of knowledge, I am able to focus on developing communities in an international sense, along with being able to focus on developing communities nationally or even

In this essay I will describe and evaluate the contributions, made by the Chicago School of Sociology, which refers to a group of sociologists from the University of Chicago, who produced the first significant body of work in the area of urban sociology, in the first half of this century. The members include such sociologists as Robert Park, Ernest Burgess and Louis Wirth, whose work has contributed hugely to sociology and is recognized widely as the basis of study for urban sociology. I will discuss in this essay, the studies of the Chicago School of Sociology, and also some criticisms of those studies.

1000, Wood’s description of the peasants was well done; the reader will get as accurate a picture of the peasants and their life style. Also, the role of the church is clear and its function in making life a little bit easier to live. Religion meant a lot in the middle ages, especially Christianity. Their devotion to this religion helped