title: The family in utopia: celibacy, communal child rearing, and continuity in a religious commune.
abstract: Child rearing and demographics among Shakers in the U.S. in the 19th century.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cosgel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D033303:Protestantism / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D012072:Religious Philosophies / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000941:ethics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014601:Utopias / Q000266:history