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Publication Date: 1956
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CANAMELAR, THE SUBCULTURE OF A RURAL SUGAR PLANTATION PROLETARIAT.
MINTZ, SIDNEY W.
IN THIS ESSAY, A CHAPTER IN AN EXTENSIVE FIELD STUDY OF THE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF VARIOUS GROUPS IN PUERTO RICO, THE SUBCULTURE OF A SUGAR PLANTATION PROLETARIAT IS DESCRIBED. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY SETTING, HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS, AND POLITICS. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE SOCIAL CLASS STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, RITUAL KINSHIP AND THE FAMILY, THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, RELIGION, RACIAL ATTITUDES, THE ROLE OF THE TOWN IN RURAL LIFE, AND FOLKWAYS. THIS DOCUMENT IS CHAPTER 9 OF JULIAN H. STEWARD, ED., "THE PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO, A STUDY IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY," PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS, URBANA, ILLINOIS, FOR $10.00. (LB)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Study, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Ecological Factors, Economic Development, Education, Employment, Family Life, Field Studies, Geography, Government (Administrative Body), History, Land Use, Municipalities, Puerto Rican Culture, Puerto Ricans, Racial Attitudes, Recreation, Religion, Rural Areas, Social Environment, Social Structure, Subcultures
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