essay
Kin ties, food and remittances in a Garifuna village in southern Belize
diet and domestic life in society • Philadelphia • Published In 1991 • Pages: 119-146, 263-272
By: Palacio, Joseph O..
Abstract
This chapter examines household structure and inter-household networks in a marginal Garifuna village. The author discusses the sharing of food, money, and kin, which involves fosterage of children among households based on their kin ties and obligations. Also described is how such relationships and practices facilitate the flow of basic necessities within the community. The document includes the complete ten-page list of references for the entire volume of “Diet and Domestic Life in Society.”
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2003
- Field Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Place
- 'Lisurnia,' southern Belize
- Notes
- Joseph Palacio
- Based on a symposium held at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Dec. 1981, in Los Angeles, Calif.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-272)
- LCCN
- 90040636
- LCSH
- Garifuna (Caribbean people)