Book
The urban poor of Puerto Rico: a study in development and inequality.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston • New York • Published In 1974 • Pages: xii, 116
By: Safa, Helen Icken.
Abstract
This is a study of the shantytown of 'Los Peloteros' (a pseudonym) located in the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. Safa first studied 'Los Peloteros' in 1959-1960 and there are data on the physical description of the shantytown, methods of earning a living, family and kinship, and community solidarity and extra-community relations of that period. During the 1960s the community was demolished under an urban renewal program, and the people relocated. Safa returned in 1969 and conducted a follow-up study on the consequences of relocation. Safa found that a considerable amount of change had taken place, not only in improved housing, but also in attitudes toward urbanization, politics, and inter-generational relationships. The work concludes with a discussion entitled 'Development, Inequality, and Proletarian Consciousness in Puerto Rico', examining Puerto Rican economic structure, views on poverty, migration as a means of siphoning off discontent, colonialism and economic development, and means of enhancing class consciousness among the Puerto Rican people.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1992, 2012
- Field Date
- 1959-1969 (p. vii)
- Coverage Date
- 1959-1969
- Coverage Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Notes
- Helen Icken Safa
- Based in part on the author's thesis, Columbia University
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116)
- LCCN
- 73006557
- LCSH
- San Juan metropolitan area, P.R.--Poor/Slums--San Juan metropolitan area, P.R./Rural-urban migration--Puerto Rico--San Juan metropolitan area