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Mexican-Americans of south Texas / by William Madsen. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Case studies in cultural anthropologyPublication details: New York, New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (c)1964.Description: xii, 112 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F395.M183.M495 1964
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Contents:
The magic valley -- Cultural conflict -- La Raza -- Immigration and the lower class -- Middle and upper classes -- The family and society -- Religion -- Sickness and health -- Witchcraft -- Curers and physicians -- Folk psychotherapy -- Education, politics, and progress.
Subject: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health sponsored and financed the Hidalgo Project on Differential Culture Change and Mental Health during the 4-year period from 1957 to 1961; this document is an abbreviated report of that study of Mexican-American culture in Hidalgo County, Texas. Acculturation levels of various classes of the Mexican-American population are analyzed. Family structure and its influences, the conflict between Protestant and Catholic religions, and the conflict between medical technology and folk cures and superstitions are illustrated by examples from individual case histories.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor Non-fiction F395.M183.M495 1964 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923000107272

The magic valley -- Cultural conflict -- La Raza -- Immigration and the lower class -- Middle and upper classes -- The family and society -- Religion -- Sickness and health -- Witchcraft -- Curers and physicians -- Folk psychotherapy -- Education, politics, and progress.

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The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health sponsored and financed the Hidalgo Project on Differential Culture Change and Mental Health during the 4-year period from 1957 to 1961; this document is an abbreviated report of that study of Mexican-American culture in Hidalgo County, Texas. Acculturation levels of various classes of the Mexican-American population are analyzed. Family structure and its influences, the conflict between Protestant and Catholic religions, and the conflict between medical technology and folk cures and superstitions are illustrated by examples from individual case histories.

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