Book
Across the tracks: Mexican-Americans in a Texas city
Published for the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health by the University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1966 • Pages: xxvii, 266
By: Rubel, Arthur J..
Abstract
This is a general ethnography on Mexican-American life in 'New Lots' (a pseudonym), a city in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. It contains general information and the history of 'New Lots,' information on the family, the PALOMILLA, political behavior, formal organizations, illness behavior and attitudes, and comparative and theoretical information of the nature of social relations. The theoretical conclusion is that '… the anxiety and disaffection which recur … when chicanos discuss their relationships with nonfamily are a function of the incongruity which exists between the family-oriented social system … and the larger and far more complex society with which they must contend' (p. 239). This work has been severely criticized for negatively stereotyping Chicanos and for presenting them as victims of their culture.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1986
- Field Date
- 1957-1959
- Coverage Place
- 'New Lots' city in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States
- Notes
- [by] Arthur J. Rubel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254)
- LCCN
- 65021299
- LCSH
- Mexican Americans