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Peer reviewedLanyon, L. E.; Bowser, Timothy – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Described are the history of three German-heritage groups settled in Pennsylvania: the Solitary of Ephrata Commune, the Amish, and the Harmony Society. Suggested are pastoral, agrarian, and commercial agricultural analogs to life-support strategies of these groups respectively. Faustian agriculture emphasizing the connection of agriculture to…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Amish, Cultural Context, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedZaccaro, Stephen J. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1991
Presents results of a study contrasting different forms of group cohesiveness in a student military organization. Reports that task cohesiveness was more strongly associated with lower role uncertainty, higher individual performance, and lower absenteeism than was interpersonal cohesiveness. Concludes that data provide evidence for a…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Group Unity
