The Amish

 American Midwest and the eastern seaboard

 Today’s Amish live in rural areas in a band of over 20
states stretching westward from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Indiana as far as Montana, with some scattered
Overview, settlements as far south as Florida and as far north as
the province of Ontario, Canada
inhabited  they constitute an ethnoreligious cultural group in
localities, and modern America with roots in Reformation-era Europe.
topography 1  Anabaptist movement that originated in Switzerland in
1525 and spread to neighboring German speaking
lands.
  Amish homes and communities, use of English is
discouraged in favor of the vernacular Deitsch, or
Pennsylvania German.
 Beyond language, much of the nonverbal behavior of
Amish is also symbolic.
Communication  Health-care workers should greet Amish clients with a
2-3 handshake and a smile. Amish use the same greeting
both among themselves and with outsiders, but little
touching follows the handshake.
 Using first names with Amish people is appropriate,
particularly because generations of intermarriage have
resulted in a large number of Amish who share only a
limited number of surnames.
  Titular patriarchy is derived from the Bible: man is the
head of the woman as Christ is the head of the church (I
Cor. 3).
 This patriarchal role in Amish society is balanced or
tempered by realities within the family, where the wife
Family roles and and mother is accorded high status and respect for her

organization 4-5 vital contributions to the success of the family.

 freindschaft, the dialectical term used for the three-

generational family structure.
 Abortion is an unacceptable option.
 Adoption by an Amish family is an acceptable
alternative.
Workforce
 worked almost exclusively in agriculture and farm
issues6
  skin variations ranging from light to olive tones. Hair
and eye colors vary accordingly
 Dwarfism or Ellis–van Creveld syndrome,
 Cartilage hair hypoplasia,
Biocultural  Pyruvate kinase anemia
Ecology 7-10  Hemophilia B
 High-risk  Amish tend to eat high-carbohydrate and high-fat foods
with a relatively high intake of refined sugar
behaviors 11-12
  customary in most Amish communities for snacks and
drinks to be offered.
Nutrition  food is recognized for its nutritional value
Pregnancy and  Children are gift from God
Childbearing
Practices
  Amish prefer to die at home
Death Ritual13
Spirituality
Health-Care  Amish believe that the body is the temple of God and
that human beings are the stewards of their bodies.
Practices