Book

Tradition and adaptation: life in a modern Yucatan Maya village

Greenwood PressWestport, Conn. • Published In 1975 • Pages:

By: Press, Irwin.

Abstract
According to the author, Irwin Press, change has been a feature of peasant life for hundreds of years. Villagers have been able to accommodate change because theirs is a 'society of parts' and not a fragile, tightly knit integrated whole. Differences in gender, religion, ethnicity, and education are cleavages along which the forces of change can move without necessarily disrupting village life. Press shows how change is negotiated in terms of Ladino and Mestizo identities. He also discusses how the prestige and leadership of two professional teachers, who were born in the community, facilitated change.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Public utilities
Status, role, and prestige
Ethnic stratification
Family
Community structure
Religious denominations
culture
Maya (Yucatán Peninsula)
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Maya Area
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Field Date
1963-1968
Coverage Date
1963-1968
Coverage Place
Pustunich, Yucatan, Mexico
Notes
Irwin Press
Includes bibliographical references and index
LCCN
75000071
LCSH
Mayas