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Ethnicity and mating patterns in Punta Gorda, Belize
Current developments in anthropological genetics • 3 • Published In 1984 • Pages: 117-132
By: Cosminsky, Sheila, Whipple, Emory.
Abstract
In this article, Cosminsky and Whipple look at ethnic relations in an ethnically mixed Belize town. First they examine ethnic identity and stereotypes, in terms of occupations, language, and relgion. They find that ethnic and economic stratification coincide. Although ethnic tensions exist, ethnic conflict is rare. Next they look at intermarriage and marital patterns and discover interethnic mating in spite of an ideal of endogamy held by all groups, and discuss some of the reasons why this is so.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2003
- Field Date
- 1965-1976
- Coverage Date
- 1964-1978
- Coverage Place
- Punta Gorda, Belize
- Notes
- Sheila Cosminsky and Emory Whipple
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132)
- LCCN
- 84643380
- LCSH
- Garifuna (Caribbean people)