Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Culture Difference
About: This article is published in British Journal of Sociology.The article was published on 1970-06-01. It has received 4205 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social organization & Ethnic group.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a minuciosa revisión teórica sobre the proceso social de integración social de los inmigrantes in las sociedades de llegada, that abarca desde las teo- rías clásicas asimilas asocias, el melting plot and el multiculturalis- mo, hasta las nuevas propuestas o enfoques teóricos como el trans- nacionalismo.
Abstract: [261] escrito por tres distinguidos estu diosos del fenómeno migratorio contemporáneo –rafael alarcón, luis escala rabadán y olga od gers ortiz–, este libro narra y teo riza simultáneamente sobre las distintas trayectorias de integra ción económica, social, cultural y política de los inmigrantes mexi canos en la zona metropolitana de los Ángeles, california. la obra se divide en tres grandes áreas te máticas, que corresponden a los tres apartados del libro: 1) aspec tos teóricos, históricos y estadís ticos sobre la integración de los in migrantes mexicanos en la zona metropolitana de los Ángeles; 2) las dimensiones de la integración de los inmigrantes de Zacatecas, oa xa ca y veracruz; y 3) interven ción gubernamental y población inmigrante. el primer apartado consta de tres capítulos. en el primero de éstos se presenta una minuciosa revisión teórica sobre los proce sos de integración social de los in migrantes en las sociedades de llegada, que abarca desde las teo rías clásicas asimilacionistas, el melting plot y el multiculturalis mo, hasta las nuevas propuestas o enfoques teóricos como el trans nacionalismo. de este sumario bi bliográfico se llega a la conclusión de que no existe un camino úni co que conduzca a la integración plena, sino una diversidad de es trategias o modalidades económi cas, sociales, culturales y políticas. efectivamente, como bien apun tan los autores, la integración es un proceso, no un estadio, en el que la eliminación de las diferen cias culturales, étnicas o raciales Mudando el hogar al norte. Trayectorias de integración de los inmigrantes mexicanos en Los Ángeles
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TL;DR: A necessary condition for a migration to be considered as a diaspora is the upholding of contacts in the land of origin in various forms, real or imaginary, material or cultural as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the role of urban landscape planning and resettlement schemes in the creation of political order in the Kingdom of Dahomey has been explored, focusing on palace construction campaigns across the Abomey Plateau.
Abstract: The kingdom of Dahomey arose on the Slave Coast of West Africa in the tumultuous era of the slave trade. This essay explores elite architectural strategies designed to cope with political instability in this period, particularly the role of urban landscape planning and resettlement schemes in the creation of political order. Attention is directed toward the role of palace construction campaigns across the Abomey Plateau, the core zone of Dahomean political power. Drawing on multiple lines of evidence (archaeological, oral, and documentary), I argue that the production of space was centrally important for crafting orthodox histories of dynastic origins and gerrymandering social identities vis-a-vis the emerging state, providing new insights into the sources of political authority in West Africa in the Atlantic era, as well as into the complex intersections between space, power, and “history making” in the past.
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...The latter emphasizes the fluid nature of identity formation in a variety of historical contexts and the relationship between this process and the exercise of power (Barth 1969; Cohen 1969; Wilmsen 1996)....
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TL;DR: The analysis of two symbolic productions, pottery decorations and personal ornaments, shed light on the complex interactions developed by Early Neolithic farmers in the western Mediterranean area.
Abstract: The rapid diffusion of farming technologies in the western Mediterranean raises questions about the mechanisms that drove the development of intensive contact networks and circulation routes between incoming Neolithic communities. Using a statistical method to analyze a brand-new set of cultural and chronological data, we document the large-scale processes that led to variations between Mediterranean archaeological cultures, and micro-scale processes responsible for the transmission of cultural practices within farming communities. The analysis of two symbolic productions, pottery decorations and personal ornaments, shed light on the complex interactions developed by Early Neolithic farmers in the western Mediterranean area. Pottery decoration diversity correlates with local processes of circulation and exchange, resulting in the emergence and the persistence of stylistic and symbolic boundaries between groups, while personal ornaments reflect extensive networks and the high level of mobility of Early Neolithic farmers. The two symbolic productions express different degrees of cultural interaction that may have facilitated the successful and rapid expansion of early farming societies in the western Mediterranean.
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