Book

Ideal norms and social control in Tarahumara society

[Yale University][New Haven, Conn.] • Published In 1951 • Pages:

By: Fried, Jacob.

Abstract
This study is concerned with ideal and practical norms of behavior and the means by which the society enforces conformity on the individual. Fried fully describes the methods of inquiry upon which his analysis depends, and includes detailed reports of a projective test which he designed and administered to several individuals. Fried gives a general background of the social organization and activities, then presents several cases of interpersonal conflict and their resolution. His main thesis is that behavioral norms which are flexibly interpreted in practical daily situations tend to become rigid legal norms when conflicts demand formal public sanctions.
Subjects
Norms
culture
Tarahumara
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Northern Mexico
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
George R. Bedell ; 1960
Field Date
1950-1951
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Chihuahua, Mexico
Notes
Jacob Fried
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-295)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Yale University, 1951
LCSH
Tarahumara Indians