Book

The colored elite in a Brazilian city

UNESCOParis • Published In 1953 • Pages:

By: Alzevedo, Thales de, Schütze, Frieda.

Abstract
This source is an account on the racial situation in Bahian society. According to it, upward social mobility is somewhat impeded but by no means precluded by negroid racial origin. Evaluation of the individual is based rather on personal merit and position within a particular social class than on race. The lack of racial separatism is particularly true for the educational system and liberal professions. It should be noted that on page 88, footnote 1, the author speaks of additional field work he has done in the state of Bahia, in particular, reference to a series of anthropometric studies he made in 1944 and 1947. This would indicate that the author's knowledge of the area is much broader than the 1951 date in the heading would indicate.
Subjects
Ethnosociology
Ethnic stratification
Classes
Political parties
Elections
Social relationships and groups
Talent mobility
culture
Bahia Brazilians
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
South America
Sub Region
Eastern South America
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Physical Anthropologist
Sociologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sigrid Khera ; John Beierle ; 1970
Field Date
Feb. 1951 - Oct. 1951
Coverage Date
1500 - 1951
Coverage Place
Town of Bahia (Salvador), State of Bahia, Brazil
Notes
Thales de Alzevedo ; photographs by Pierre Verger
Translation of: Les élites de couleur dans une ville brésilienne
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the French for HRAF by Frieda Schütze
LCCN
68039024
LCSH
Bahia (Brazil : State)