In:
Latin American Research Review, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 14, No. 3 ( 1979), p. 153-168
Abstract:
No one with even a passing acquaintance with the literature on Mexican society, not to mention the rest of Spanish America, can fail to be impressed by the frequent use of the term mestizo. Despite its ubiquity in the writings of social scientists, however, the concept of the mestizo is customarily employed in a vague fashion and usually left undefined. This is especially evident in the work of anthropologists, who for many years have been preoccupied with defining the Mexican Indian but have rarely focused their analytical powers on the mestizo. The term itself has been used rather loosely to refer to a certain group of people who presumably comprise a majority of the Mexican population, a cultural pattern shared by these people and other Latin Americans, and even a personality type.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0023-8791
,
1542-4278
DOI:
10.1017/S0023879100032325
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1979
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2052199-6
SSG:
7,36
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