The Double Bind and Social Change in Communal Amana
研究了爱荷华州阿曼纳教派公社在1932年放弃公社制、改组为股份制公司的原因，运用双重束缚理论分析了成员面临的宗教救赎与市场依赖之间的冲突，以及长老在维护社区与遵守规则之间的困境。
The sectarian Amana Society of Iowa existed for 89 years as a communal enterprise. In 1932, for a combination of reasons, the Society abandoned communalism and reorganized as a joint-stock corporation. The reasons for the change are discussed in terms of double-bind theory. It is argued that all members faced a conflict between the demands of the sect's plan for salvation and the group's economic dependence on external markets. In addition, the elders experienced a second bind between preserving the community and upholding its rules. The stresses in the Society were resolved through reorganization.