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Women as political actors in rural Puerto Rico: continuity and change

Anthropology and the global factory : studies of the new industrialization in the late twentieth century • New York • Published In 1992 • Pages: 206-219, 247-278

By: Susser, Ida.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This article describes the effects on the lives of the inhabitants of the community of Barrio Ingenio of pollution created by the U. S industrial plant, Union Carbide Grafito, Inc., and its relation to health issues of the population. The focus of this study is on the social movements that developed among the residents of the community and workers at the plant in opposition to the plants's operation and on the changing role of women in those movements from important but auxiliary efforts to leadership positions.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Gender status

Gender roles and issues

Labor relations

Political movements

Environmental quality

Litigation

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Puerto Ricans (Island)

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2012

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Caribbean

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

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

John Beierle; 2012

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1969-1990

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1969-1990

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Barrio Ingenio, Municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

NotesAdditional notes

Ida Susser

Part 3

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-278)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

91018922

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Puerto Ricans