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Shonto revisited: measures of social and economic change in a Navajo community, 1955-1971

American anthropologist79Published In 1977 • Pages: 58-83

By: Adams, William Yewdale, Ruffing, Lorraine Turner.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The data in this study were derived from two separate studies of the Shonto area, one by Adams in 1955 and one by Ruffing in 1972. The purpose of this article is to document social and economic change and persistence between 1955 and 1971. The authors present data on the study population, social and economic development between 1955 and 1971, and the implications of these developments. The conclusion is that '…social development at Shonto exhibits growth without change, while economic development exhibits change without 'progress,'…' (p. 80).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Settlement patterns
Community structure
Production and supply
Household
Extended families
Residence
Nuclear family
Income and demand
Labor supply and employment
Pastoral activities
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Navajo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Marlene Martin ; 1986
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1954-1957; 1972
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Navajo Reservation, Shonto, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By William Y. Adams and Lorraine T. Ruffing
Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-83)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
1715424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians