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Author Welch, James R., author

Title Persistence of good living : A'uwẽ life cycles and well-being in the central Brazilian cerrados / James R. Welch
Published Tuscon, AZ : University of Arizona Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvii, 336 pages)): illustrations
Series Global change / global health
Global change/global health.
Summary Cultural understandings of well-being often differ from scientific measures such as health, happiness, and affluence. For the Indigenous A'uwẽ (Xavante) people in the tropical savannas of Brazil, special forms of intimate and antagonistic social relations, camaraderie, suffering, and engagement with the environment are fundamental aspects of community wellness. Anthropologist James R. Welch transparently presents ethnographic insights from his long-term fieldwork in two A'uwẽ communities. He addresses how distinctive constructions of age organization contribute to social well-being in an era of major ecological, economic, and sociocultural change. Welch shows how A'uwẽ perspectives on the human life cycle help define ethnic identity, promote cultural resilience, and encourage the betterment of youth. They provide frameworks that people may creatively mobilize to responsibly and respectfully engage with others at different stages of life. They also motivate people to access and manage landscape resources essential to the social construction of good living. Through careful analysis, Welch shows how contemporary traditional peoples can foster enthusiasm for service to family and community amid dominant cultures that prioritize individual well-being
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 26, 2024)
Subject Xavante Indians -- Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa
Xavante Indians -- Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa -- Social life and customs
Social history.
Indians, South American
Social Structure
Social Conditions
Life Course Perspective
social history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Xavante Indians
Xavante Indians -- Social life and customs
Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022031524
ISBN 9780816547357
0816547351