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Sex differences in the incidence of susto in two Zapotec pueblos
Ethnology • 7 • Published In 1968 • Pages: 95-105
By: O'Nell, Carl W., Selby, Henry A..
Abstract
This study of susto (a folk illness characterized by depression, listlessness, loss of appetite, etc.) is based on the assumption that susto '...represents an important culturally and socially sanctioned avenue of escape for an individual suffering from intra-culturally induced stress' (p. 97). They hypothesize that women face greater stress in meeting sex role expectations and have fewer outlets for adjusting to stress than do men and that women should, therefore, be more prone to susto than men. They present data on sex role ideals and the incidence of susto (measured by informants' self reports) to support their argument.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central Mexico
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Sociologist
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979-1980
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- San Marcos Tlapazola, Santo Tomas Mazaltepec, Valley and Sierra Zapotec, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Notes
- Carl N. O'Nell and Henry A. Selby
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Zapotec Indians