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Direct linkCowles, Spencer L. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2005
Minority responses to mainstream schooling have been characterized as ranging from assimilation to resistance. Based on a three-year ethnographic study, this article suggests that such a continuum is inadequate for interpreting the longevity and vibrancy of an Old Order Mennonite community. This durability can be attributed to a "third…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Minority Groups, Acculturation, Resistance (Psychology)
