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Understanding Spanish-Speaking South Americans : Bridging Hemispheres / Skye Stephenson.
GIC Collection at Penn Libraries
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stephenson, Skye.
- Language:
- English
- Contents:
- Part I Patterns of Spanish-Speaking South American Culture
- 1. The Spanish-Speaking South Americans and Their Lands 3
- Who Are the Spanish-Speaking South Americans? 4
- The Lands of Spanish-Speaking South America 6
- Continental Neighbors 9
- Other Spanish-Speaking Latin Americans 11
- 2. Ethnicity and Identity 15
- Principal Racial and Ethnic Groups 17
- Cross-Cultural Interface: Conflicts and Commonalities 24
- Miscegenation and Mestizaje 27
- Questions of Identity 29
- Blanqueamiento 30
- Persistent Cross-Cultural Divisions 31
- 3. The Cross and the Sword 33
- 4. Relationships and Personalismo 47
- Personalismo and Intimate Relationships 51
- Verguenza and Dignity 62
- Implications for the Workplace 64
- 5. Differences and Corporatism 67
- Class 69
- Interactions between Social Unequals 71
- Picardia 73
- Appearance 75
- Implications for the Workplace 76
- 6. Male and Female 79
- Machismo 84
- Contemporary Changes in Gender Roles 86
- Homosexuality 87
- Women in the Workplace 89
- 7. Unpredictability and Life 91
- Perspectives on Life 92
- Time 94
- Communication 98
- 8. Work and Leisure 103
- Attitudes toward Work 103
- Entertaining and Leisure 106
- 9. Bridging Hemispheres: Views on English-Speaking North Americans 109
- Part II Diversity and Divergence among the Spanish-Speaking South American Nations
- 10. Argentina: Tangos and Cafes / Skye Stephenson 131
- 11. Bolivia: Rooftop of South America / Linda Greenow, Skye Stephenson 159
- 12. Chile: A Continental Island / Skye Stephenson 189
- 13. Colombia: A Nation of Nations / Kevin G. Guerrieri 215
- 14. Ecuador: In the Middle of the World / Lynn Hirschkind 247
- 15. Paraguay: The Bilingual Nation / Danna Lee, Skye Stephenson 273
- 16. Peru: Heir of Empires / Linda Greenow, Skye Stephenson 297
- 17. Uruguay: The Buffer State / Skye Stephenson 321
- 18. Venezuela: The Tropical Beat / Richard S. Hillman 343.
- ISBN:
- 9781877864919
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