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Women without men: domestic organization and the welfare state as seen in a coastal community of Puerto Rico

British journal of sociology • 30 (3) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 322-340

By: Morris, Lydia.

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

In this article Morris discusses household forms in relation to socio-economic status in El Bajo, a coastal community of Puerto Rico. The economic situation is described as it exists there, and various forms of public assistance are detailed. Comparisons are made between the increase of marital instability with the introduction of financial assistance to single mothers and the decrease in instability where the man is regularly employed. A major focus of this study is on matrifocality and the female-headed household, a newly emergent form which has developed in reponse to the practical demands of the current situation in El Bajo.

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

Marriage

Household

Social insurance

Public assistance

Labor supply and employment

Status, role, and prestige

Poverty

Classes

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

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

John Beierle; 2012

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

1975-1976

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

1975-1976

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

El Bajo, Puerto Rico

NotesAdditional notes

Lydia Morris

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul for the London School of Economics and Political Science

Includes bibliographical references

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

54036111

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Puerto Ricans