A Case Study of Community Prejudice: The Amish of Filmore County.

In-depth, unstructured, interviews with 20 non-Amish public officials, farmers, and business people in Fillmore County, Minnesota, examined attitudes toward the local Amish population, including Amish religious beliefs and practices, taxation and school issues, Amish impact on the area economy, and prejudice toward the Amish as a group. Data were analyzed using Allport's theory of scapegoating. (RAH)