| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 357 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Latinos in the United States series |
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Latinos in the United States series.
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| Contents |
Phenomenology of everyday life : fenomenologia cotidiana y los hispanos -- The oral tradition : el saber popular -- Mortification, an interactional perspective : la mortificacion -- Shame, respect, and joking exchanges : verguenza, respeto, y la carría -- Violence in mexican music : mancornando -- Being in prison : en la pinta -- Multiple realities : múltiples realidades -- Curse and disorder : el desmadre -- Leave taking : despedidas -- From tombstones to star trek : que poco soy! : "no soy mas" -- Seeking light after the great night : tinieblas -- Giving thanks : dando gracias -- Final thoughts : pensamientos ultimos -- Notes |
| Summary |
Much knowledge and understanding can be generated from the experiences of everyday life. In this engaging study, Alvin O. Korte examines how this concept applies to Spanish-speaking peoples adapted to a particular locale, specifically the Hispanos and Hispanas of northern New Mexico. Drawing on social philosopher Alfred Schutz's theory of typification, Korte looks at how meaning and identity are crafted by quotidian activities. Incorporating phenomenological and ethnomethodological strategies, the author investigates several aspects of local Hispano culture, including the oral tradition, leave-taking, death and remembrances of the dead, spirituality, and the circle of life. Although avoiding a social-problems approach, the book devotes necessary attention to mortificacin (the death of the self), desmadre (chaos and disorder), and mancornando (cuckoldry). Nosotros is a vivid and insightful exploration with applications in numerous fields |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-349) and index |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Social life and customs
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Hispanic Americans -- Social life and customs
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New Mexico
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011029499 |
| ISBN |
9781609173210 |
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160917321X |
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9781628961010 |
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1628961015 |
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