Thomas Wahlberg

Grass Roots: Rural Communes in the U.S.A.

Luciano Martinengo, Thomas Wahlberg

Analyzes several American communes, including the Twin Oaks community in Virginia, based on B.F. Skinner's theories of behaviorism; an anarchists' community in Maryland; a network of loosely connected communities in California; and the Lama Foundation, a community based on various religious disciplines. Discusses such topics as economy, division of work, sex roles, the individual relating to the collective, and the upbringing of children.