Amish technology: Reinforcing values and building community

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 10-21

  Wetmore, Jameson M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY;

CODES OF CONDUCT; ECONOMIC PRESSURES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34250887502     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2007.371278     Document Type: Article

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