The Communes of the 1970s
Who Joined and Why
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela A Aidala (0000-0002-4425-6935, Columbia University, corresponding author), Benjamin Zablocki (Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights), Benjamin D Zablocki |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 87-116 |
| Publication date | 1991-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j002v17n01_06 |
| OpenAlex | W1593974551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines who joined the communes of the 1970s and challenges many common assumptions about partici- pants and their motivations. Not all commune members were from middle class backgrounds. Very few came from broken homes. On several measures, those who joined communes were less alienated than other Americans at the time. Commune members were innova- tors and experimenters; however, rates of involvement in noncon- ventional political, sexual, and drug related behaviors actually went down after joining a communal group. Relatively few commune members were engaged in deliberate attempts to create a new family form. The reason most often given for joining a communal living group was consensual community-the desire for some degree of cultural coherence in response to the unravelling of broader social unity. The commune movement directs our attention to the cognitive and moral as well as affective dimensions of intentionally created networks of emotional support
Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
The New religious consciousness
New Rules
Women, Wives, Mothers
The Role of Children in Alternative Family Styles
Couple Strains in Communal Households
Variant Family Forms in a World Perspective
Variant Family Forms and Life Styles
The coming of post-industrial society
Change and Stability in American Value Systems, 1968-1971
The Communal Family
Social Change, Gender Roles, and New Religious Movements
Does the Family Have a Future
The Family as a Public and Private Institution
Communes and Changing Family Norms
Social Movement Participation
Communes and communitarianism
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2021 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |