While their lives may seem different from those of women in mainstream society, Amish women are dynamic and integral members of their society, shaping and supporting their communities in many ways.

(Exodous 20:14). Second, in a communal society that values humility, posing for photos is a sign of pride that calls attention to oneself and rubs against Amish beliefs about the importance of ...

The Swartzentruber community of Amish is an “old order” Amish society, one of the religion’s most conservative sects. The group emerged from a doctrinal split between the Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, ...

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The syndrome is common in the Amish because of the "founder effect ... the genes of the "founders" of the new society are disproportionately frequent in the resulting population.