Here, Our Culture Is Hard Stories of Domestic Violence from a Mayan Community in Belize

Name: Here, Our Culture Is Hard Stories of Domestic Violence from a Mayan Community in Belize
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ISBN: 9780292752498

ISBN-10: 0292752490

ISBN-13: 9780292752498

Edition: 2001

Authors: Laura McClusky, Laura McClusky

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Marriage among the Maya of Central America is a model of complementarity between a man and a woman. This union demands mutual respect and mutual service. Yet some husbands beat their wives.In this pioneering book, Laura McClusky examines the lives of several Mopan Maya women in Belize. Using engaging ethnographic narratives and a highly accessible analysis of the lives that have unfolded before her, McClusky explores Mayan women's strategies for enduring, escaping, and avoiding abuse. Factors such as gender, age inequalities, marriage patterns, family structure, educational opportunities, and economic development all play a role in either preventing or contributing to domestic violence in…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Field Site and Fieldwork



Laziness and Work



Another Legitimate Beating



Daughters



"When We Go to High School, We Change"



Traveling Spirits


Summary and Discussion


Epilogue: Milling Data


Appendix: List of Main Characters


Notes


Glossary


References Cited


Index