New Religious Movement
Twin Oaks Community (Virginia, mainstream)
9/40· LowConfidence: High
Mainstream secular intentional community in Virginia (founded 1967) based on B.F. Skinner's 'Walden Two' novel. Voluntary low-control reference.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control3/10
Information Control2/10
Thought Control2/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — mainstream secular intentional community based on Skinner's Walden Two; voluntary low-control.
Founded
1967
Members
≈90 members
Active in
USA
In context
Twin Oaks operates a secular intentional community of ~90 members on 450 acres in Virginia. Income-sharing, consensus governance, hammock-making and tofu manufacturing as principal businesses. Mainstream low-control.
Timeline
- 1967Twin Oaks founded
Sources
- Kat Kinkade, 'A Walden Two Experiment' (1973)
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