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Kreps, George M.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1994
Surveys of businesses and adult Amish males in Holmes and Wayne counties (Ohio) indicate that farming is declining as the primary occupation for Amish males and that the Amish occupational structure is becoming more complex as more Amish males work away from home. Possible impacts on Amish society, such as increased need for formal education, are…
Descriptors: Amish, Employment Patterns, Farmers, Males