The Social Milieu Within The Rural Context

explores the cultural changes in the Latin American communities, as well as how the Church

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

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

Social life was the second major aspect of a cleric’s university experience. As we know, the student body greatly impacts the surrounding town’s economy; however social issues arise as well. When students and townspeople are in the same atmosphere, and drinking, fights are bound to break lose. These battles came to be known

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

In Baltimore, Maryland the city deals with urban geography which is a branch of human geography concerned with various aspects of cities. According to pov-tc.pbs.org, Baltimore is a typical “rust belt” city, filled with endless blocks of ghettos, boarded-up homes, and discarded human beings. Most of the families of fifth and sixth generations are of poverty, resulting in a destructive and a most wasteful lifestyle. According to www.geography.about.com urban geographers generally define the city as a concentration of people with a similar way of life based on job type, cultural preferences, political views and lifestyle. The public education system fails to offer inner-city youth a proper education. They are taught from their first “institution” what their roles are in American society.

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

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.

Whereas the term “Reformatio” signifies an ideal or something of perfect form, the Protestant Reformation was an attempt to purify the mid-16th century form of Christianity that had strayed from a past ideal. With this fall from the past, the church extended its realm of influence and became somewhat of a business rather than a sanctuary of virtue, faith and objectivity in the eyes of G-d. The church’s new spectrum of power also had the affect of suppressing peasants. Through dictating proper beliefs and a sort of uniform, elite culture that a good Christian should strive to fulfill, peasant culture was increasingly marginalized, deemed inferior to the ruling nobility and even subsequently disregarded in modern hindsight; this perceived

The Documentary “The Devils Playground” follows the lives of a few Amish youths as they go on a journey called rumspringa and attempt and decide whether or not to devote their lives to the Amish church. This documentary clarifies that the Amish religion is in fact a branch of Catholicism in which the members do not get baptized until they are adults. The reasoning behind this difference is that the Amish live a very minimal and secluded lifestyle and they feel that before committing one’s life to the church and to Christ a person must be old enough to know what exactly that promise entails. The Amish community is one that values work; they take pride in living life without many of the advantages available to them, including electricity and cars. When an Amish youth turns sixteen they are able to go on what is called rumspringa, which is a time when they are able to abandon their core values and live like a normal American for the first time. This journey, in a way, exposes these kids to a sociological imagination, which allows them to, “Understand the larger historical meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.” (Mills 1959). This means that these Amish kids are able to see how their life’s play into the bigger picture of society and how a majority of non-Amish people live. The point of rumspringa is to push these kids right in the mix of the world with no previous exposure in order to scare them into thinking the real world is too

Modernity is the ongoing changes in society that are breaking away from the traditional life we knew it and the continuing plans for the future (Macionis & Plummer 2012, p.140). Features of modernity include, industrialisation, urbanisation, secularisation, individualisation, consumerism, globalisation and rationalisation. In this case study we will focus specifically on secularisation and rationalisation and the influence these processes had on John’s life.1 Secularisation is the drop in religion follower numbers and decrease in religious influence, which has been more prominent in some regions then others (Van Krieken et al 2010, p.361). The other process of modernity we will be looking at is rationalisation, this is the increased

Barkan, S. E. (2011). Religion as a Social Institution. Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Comprehensive Edition (V.1.0).

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

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