19th century American utopias as destratification experiments
Abstract
The destratification experiences of a number of the more
important 19th century American utopias, with emphasis on
the Oneida and Shaker communities, are described and are
evaluated as to individual and communal costs and benefits.
While these utopian ventures were often quite successful as
destratification experiments, at least for brief periods of time,
the factors that contributed to this success, and the factors
that contributed to the longterm viability of the communities
as social systems, were often antithetical. The implications
of this study concerning a number of important issues in
stratification theory are discussed.
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Schwartz, T. P. (1974). 19th century American utopias as destratification experiments. The Greek Review of Social Research, 21, 250–263. https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.231
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