Shaping the Motherhood of Indigenous Mexico
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780826519184
Subjects: Indian women, mexico; Women, social conditions; Women, health and hygiene; Women, economic conditions
Description: "Ethnographically explores the construction of motherhood in indigenous Mexico. Adds to anthropological literature on reproduction, economic development, and motherhood. Explores how indigenous mothers are viewed and managed by welfare programs as well as how humor becomes a way for the women to cope with their own marginality"--Provided by publisher.