Other Americas: Transnationalism, Scholarship, and the Culture of Poverty in Mexico and the United States.

The anthropologist Oscar Lewis first used the term "culture of poverty" in a 1959 article on Mexico. Within months, the idea that the poor had a distinct culture became part of a passionate, decade-long, worldwide debate about poverty. Scholars, policy makers, and broader publics discussed what caus...

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Publicado en:	Hispanic American Historical Review Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 603 - 643
Autor principal:	Rosemblatt, Karin Alejandra
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Duke University Press Nov2009
Materias:	Culture of poverty Social conditions in Mexico Lewis, Oscar Intellectual history Intellectuals Poverty in the United States History 20th century Mexican history Mexico United States
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