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Mexican cuisine is an important aspect of the culture, social structure, and popular traditions of mestizo Mexico. An example of this blended cuisine is the use of mole for special occasions and holidays throughout the country. Traditional Mexican cuisine was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ...
The Children of Sanchez is a 1961 book by American anthropologist Oscar Lewis about a Mexican family living in the Mexico City slum of Tepito, which he studied as part of his program to develop his concept of culture of poverty. [1] The book is subtitled "Autobiography of a Mexican family". [2]
Cultural values include the traditional values of respect, religion, familial, and gender roles. [30] These cultural values are held in high regard in Latino culture and endorsed at a young age; without these values, families can experience increased levels of dysfunction. [31]
The term "Mestizo" is not in wide use in Mexican society today and has been dropped as a category in population censuses, it is however still used in social and cultural studies when referring to the non-indigenous part of the Mexican population. The word has somewhat pejorative connotations and most of the Mexican citizens who would be defined ...
One study with Mexican-American families found that intergenerational acculturation was unrelated to youth behavioral issues and family conflict disproving the acculturation gap-distress hypothesis. The study found that when the parent was more acculturated than the child, the child struggled with aggression and antisocial behavior.
Cultural history: the study of the family in the cultural context. Ethnography: the study of family customs. Genealogy: names of people in lines of descent. Gender history: the family in the perspective of gender. Immigration: the study of the family and nationalities. Legal history: the study of the law of the family.
Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900–1945, written by George J. Sánchez and published in 1993 by Oxford University Press, explores the experiences of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles during the early 20th century. Sánchez provides a detailed look at Mexican Americans' lives, examining how ...
Its production in Mexico began in 1967, and it continued until 2003, making it a symbol of Mexican automotive culture. In Mexico, personal transportation is predominantly centered around automobiles, with the country's infrastructure and car culture reflecting its unique economic, social, and geographical context.