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Conflicting images of women and female enculturation among Urban Guajiro
Journal of Latin American Lore • 12 (2) • Published In 1986 • Pages: 141-159
By: Watson-Franke, Maria-Barbara, Watson, Lawrence Craig.
Abstract
This paper focuses on what the author believes is an acute example of 'image confrontation' in the urban setting involving Guajiro mothers and their daughters. This occurs as tribal-born mothers who hold to tribal images of womanhood, attempt to inculcate these images in their daughters in the face of competing and conflicting images of women held by the national culture [Venezuela] to which they are exposed, and the enculturative conflicts and problems this poses. Thus, the urban-born daughter must face women-oriented tribal images of women at home and men-oriented national images in the outside world and hope to fashion out of this some viable self-identity as a woman and as a person (p. 143).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Northwestern South America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2011
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Venezuela, South America
- Notes
- Maria-Barbara Watson-Franke and Lawrence C. Watson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-159)
- LCCN
- 75648807
- LCSH
- Goajiro Indians