Titlebook: Latin America; Cultures in Conflict Robert C. Williamson Book 2006 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2006 communication

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Society, Economy, and Government,Equally basic in the functioning of any society or culture are the social institutions. The most universal or indispensable are how we make a living or the economy and socializing agencies, predominantly the family, and in more advanced societies the educational institution. A means of control is th

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Identity, Modernity, and the Arts,tually feel? How does the region perceive modernism and the postmodern? How do these two concepts differ from those of the Western world in general? These questions are analyzed in a conceptual framework in this chapter. In addition, we shall explore the sociocultural implications of literature and

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,Gender, Socialization, and Women’s Roles,th the 1960s several marginal groups were demanding a redefinition of their status in society, first in Europe and North America, with Latin America nearly a generation behind. Not the least vocal were women. Accompanying the continuing debate over gender are still others over ethnicity, age groups,

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Marriage and the Family,inter-generational continuity. For all societies the family remains the integrative institution providing a number of functions—assignment of statuses, control of the sex urge, reproduction of a new generation, and socialization of the young. Family and kinship constitute the most important socializ

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Education: A Continuing Challenge,ies lagging behind those regions of the world with which they would like to be compared, Schools, although continually expanding, do not meet the needs of society. Among other problems, school construction and teacher training fail to keep pace with population growth—despite a falling birthrate sinc

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