Prácticas y Representaciones en Torno a la Familia, el Género y la Raza. Popayán en 1807

Taking reference from the population of 1807, this article has as purpose to penetrate in the social fabric of the urban center (Popayán) through a sur vey applied to the home-fam ily. The results point out at units formed by couples but at the women whose head of the family and the single mother...

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Main Author: María Teresa Pérez H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México 2005-01-01
Series:Convergencia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10503707
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Summary:Taking reference from the population of 1807, this article has as purpose to penetrate in the social fabric of the urban center (Popayán) through a sur vey applied to the home-fam ily. The results point out at units formed by couples but at the women whose head of the family and the single mother population which was one of the most visible phenomena in the urban profile of Popayán. Al though in this group they are some powerful doñas, widows and single women, we found a bigger number of women head of the family than was among the mestizos, mulattresses and black women where many of them lived in the marginalidad, especially the widows
ISSN:1405-1435
2448-5799