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The Haitian 'Chef de Section'
American anthropologist • 57 (3) (1) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 620-624
By: Comhaire, Jean.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses linkages between Haiti's 'Frenchified' elites of coastal towns and the illiterate peasant majority of the interiors. It argues that the cultural ideals and aspirations of these two major social classes are extremely contrasting. The elites use their wealth to acquire modern imported goods, while the masses struggle hard to ensure the very survival of their families. Yet relations between these groups are mediated through the role of a wide variety of intermediary functions of local government representatives called 'chef de section' and traditional community leaders including village elders and workparty organizers.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Classes
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ethnosociology
- Community structure
- Community councils
- Local officials
- Territorial hierarchy
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Military organization
- Territorial hierarchy
- Congregations
- History
- Police
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Haitians
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937-1952
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1868-1952
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Haiti
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jean L. Comhaire
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 624)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Haitians