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Stories of Domestic Violence from a Mayan Community in Belize
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Marriage among the Maya of Central America is a model of complementarity between a man and a woman. This union demands mutual respect and mutual service. Yet some husbands beat their wives. In this text, Laura McClusky examines the lives of several Mopan Maya women in Belize. Using engaging ethnographic narratives and a highly accessible analysis of the lives that have unfolded before her, McClusky explores Mayan women's strategies for enduring, escaping, and avoiding abuse. Factors such as gender, age inequalities, marriage patterns, family structure, educational opportunities, and economic development all play a role in either preventing or contributing to domestic violence in the village. McClusky argues that using narrative ethnography, instead of cold statistics or dehumanised theoretical models, helps to keep the focus on people, "rehumanising" our understanding of violence.

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Laura J. McClusky, Ph.D., is an adjunct faculty member at SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, and Erie Community College.
Release date NZ
August 1st, 2001
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  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
320
Dimensions
152x229x20
ISBN-13
9780292752498
Product ID
12234529

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