Cultural Anthropology
Beverly Newbold Chinas book, La Zandunga: Of fieldwork and friendship in southern Mexico, is a personal reflection combined with research results concerning the Isthmus Zapotec culture in 1966. Intrigued by beautiful pictures and a tantalizing description of Zapotec culture, Chinas decided to do her first fieldwork here among the Zapotec. Her primary interest was gender. More specifically, Zapotec women were the focal point because of their perceived strength and independence. Chinas mentions the fact that she has always had an interest in women and women's status. She was fascinated with "The frankness of Zapotec women, their rather loose use of strong language, and their social and economic independence give them a position of equality with men, and a self-reliance that is unique in Mexico" (Chinas 5). I am given the impression that a lot of her interest in Zapotec women can be linked to the social movement occurring i
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Approximate Word count = 630
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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