The Yucatec Maya Frontier and Maya Women: Tenacity of Tradition and Tragedy of Transformation

This study explores strategies of household management taken by Yucatec Maya women of different ages, in different families, and by their husbands who were involved in an array of life choices over a ten-year period.

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Published in:	Sex roles Vol. 39; no. 7/8; pp. 589 - 601
Main Author:	Kintz, Ellen R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y Plenum Pub. Corp 01-10-1998 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Capitalism Comparison Cultural changes Cultural Maintenance Culture Ethnography Family Relationship Family Roles Family Work Relationship Females Feminism Households Housework Males Management Marital Status Maya Indian people Mayans Mexico Opposite Sex Relations Oral History Sex roles Sexual Division of Labor Social conditions & trends Traditions Women Womens Roles Yucatan Yucatan Mexico Mexico
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Summary:	This study explores strategies of household management taken by Yucatec Maya women of different ages, in different families, and by their husbands who were involved in an array of life choices over a ten-year period.
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ISSN:	0360-0025 1573-2762
DOI:	10.1023/a:1018843730762