TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation, integration, and ethnic boundaries in rural Guatemala
AU - Pebley, Anne R.
AU - Goldman, Noreen
AU - Robles, Arodys
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - We investigate two perspectives about the effects of reduced discrimination and greater social and economic opportunities on ethnic identity in rural areas of contemporary Guatemala. Our analysis contrasts the effects of new opportunities in Indigenous communities on language use and dress, using data from the 1995 Encuesta Guatemalteca de Salud Familiar (EGSF). While the use of both dress and language has changed substantially in recent years, language use has changed considerably more than dress. We conclude that, in this context, economic opportunities have not necessarily diminished ethnic solidarity, but may have instead reshaped it.
AB - We investigate two perspectives about the effects of reduced discrimination and greater social and economic opportunities on ethnic identity in rural areas of contemporary Guatemala. Our analysis contrasts the effects of new opportunities in Indigenous communities on language use and dress, using data from the 1995 Encuesta Guatemalteca de Salud Familiar (EGSF). While the use of both dress and language has changed substantially in recent years, language use has changed considerably more than dress. We conclude that, in this context, economic opportunities have not necessarily diminished ethnic solidarity, but may have instead reshaped it.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2005.00010.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2005.00010.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18944405825
SN - 0038-0253
VL - 46
SP - 213
EP - 236
JO - Sociological Quarterly
JF - Sociological Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -