Book
Food and social relations in a Garifuna village
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Palacio, Joseph O..
Abstract
This dissertation is a study of the way in which food serves as a means of analyzing social ties among residents of the community of Lisurnia (a pseudonym), a small village in the southern coastal region of Belize (Honduras), and between them and others in the outside world (p. 18). Thus Palacio sets the stage for his discussion of food as a basic medium of social interaction -- a theme that dominates the major portion of this source. In his analysis of the data the household, village commuity and village economy are all discussed in terms of broad areas in which food activities are performed, and are then integrated into the value system of the Garifuna that tends to isolate cultural and social forces determining food behavior. The source then continues with a lengthy discussion of the various food exchange systems operable in the society. In conclusion the author provides a description of food consumption itself, highlighting in the process some social and cultural constraints.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1989-1991
- Field Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Place
- 'Lisurnia' [pseudonym], Belize
- Notes
- [by] Joseph Orlando Palacio
- UM8300616
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-187)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Berkeley, University of California, 1982
- LCSH
- Garifuna (Caribbean people)