Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMigrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity
The relentless impoverishment of the peasant economy has led the indigenous population to resort to emigration as a way to diversify their survival- related risks. However, this has a serious impact in traditional family relationships and in the transmission and subsistence of cultural identity amon...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2020
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| description | The relentless impoverishment of the peasant economy has led the indigenous population to resort to emigration as a way to diversify their survival- related risks. However, this has a serious impact in traditional family relationships and in the transmission and subsistence of cultural identity among the young in the communities. The importance of family, school and community as cultural identity transmission agents is taken for granted, but, on the other hand, migration tends to deprive the young from enjoying the benefit of a close father figure while they grow up. Given these facts, the present research aims at two main objectives: a) to find out the consequences of emigration for the reproduction and conservation of cultural patterns among the younger generations, and b) to highlight the role of school and community in preserving traditional forms of identity. Qualitative methods are used, including field observation (participatory and non-participatory), discussion groups, semi-structured interviews and informal conversations. Findings show that the community plays a very important part in preserving cultural identity, in spite of the weakening of the nuclear family and of the fact that the school system is not geared to preserving and protecting indigenous culture. The article concludes that there are not two, but three institutions that are crucial for the reproduction of indigenous ethnic identity: family, school and community. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-41282021-08-30T17:52:46Z Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity Familia migrante, escuela y comunidad en los Andes equinocciales: continuidades y cambios en la identidad cultural Família migrante, escola e comunidade nos Andes equinociais: continuidades e mudanças na identidade cultural Rodríguez Cruz, Marta comunidade escola família identidade cultural migração povos indígenas community cultural identity family indigenous peoples migration school comunidad escuela familia identidad cultural migración pueblos indígenas The relentless impoverishment of the peasant economy has led the indigenous population to resort to emigration as a way to diversify their survival- related risks. However, this has a serious impact in traditional family relationships and in the transmission and subsistence of cultural identity among the young in the communities. The importance of family, school and community as cultural identity transmission agents is taken for granted, but, on the other hand, migration tends to deprive the young from enjoying the benefit of a close father figure while they grow up. Given these facts, the present research aims at two main objectives: a) to find out the consequences of emigration for the reproduction and conservation of cultural patterns among the younger generations, and b) to highlight the role of school and community in preserving traditional forms of identity. Qualitative methods are used, including field observation (participatory and non-participatory), discussion groups, semi-structured interviews and informal conversations. Findings show that the community plays a very important part in preserving cultural identity, in spite of the weakening of the nuclear family and of the fact that the school system is not geared to preserving and protecting indigenous culture. The article concludes that there are not two, but three institutions that are crucial for the reproduction of indigenous ethnic identity: family, school and community. Cada vez más, las migraciones constituyen una estrategia de diversificación del riesgo de la población indígena debido a la constante pauperización de las economías campesinas. Esto tiene implicaciones sobre los tradicionales patrones familiares y la transmisión y reproducción de la identidad cultural por medio de las jóvenes generaciones. Reconociendo familia, escuela y comunidad como agencias fundamentales en la transmisión de esa identidad cultural, y partiendo de contextos en los que los referentes paternos están ausentes debido a la migración, esta investigación responde a un doble objetivo: qué consecuencias tiene la migración en la reproducción y conservación de la identidad cultural en las generaciones más jóvenes y cuál es el papel de la escuela y de la comunidad en esta reproducción y conservación identitaria. Se emplea una metodología cualitativa y técnicas de observación con y sin participación, grupos de discusión, entrevistas semiestructuradas y conversaciones informales. Los hallazgos muestran que la comunidad tiene un importante rol como catalizador de la identidad cultural, pese a que la estructura familiar nuclear se ha visto afectada por la migración y la escuela no está enfocada en la transmisión y reproducción de la identidad cultural indígena. Esto nos lleva a concluir en la importancia no de dos, sino de tres instituciones principales en la transmisión de la identidad cultural en contextos indígenas: familia, escuela y comunidad. Cada vez mais a migração constitui uma estratégia de diversificação de risco para a população indígena devido ao empobrecimento constante das economias rurais. Isso tem implicações nos padrões familiares tradicionais e na transmissão e reprodução da identidade cultural através das gerações mais jovens. Reconhecendo a família, a escola e a comunidade como agentes fundamentais na transmissão dessa identidade cultural, e partindo de contextos em que as referências paternas estão ausentes devido à migração, esta pesquisa responde a um duplo objetivo: quais as consequências da migração para a reprodução e a conservação da identidade cultural nas gerações mais jovens e qual o papel da escola e da comunidade nesta reprodução e preservação da identidade. Utiliza-se uma metodologia qualitativa e técnicas de observação com e sem participação, grupos de discussão, entrevistas semiestruturadas e conversas informais. Os achados mostram que a comunidade desempenha um papel importante como catalisador da identidade cultural, apesar do fato de a estrutura familiar nuclear ter sido afetada pela migração e a escola não estar voltada para a transmissão e reprodução da identidade cultural indígena. Isso nos leva a concluir sobre a importância não de duas, mas de três instituições principais na transmissão da identidade cultural em contextos indígenas: família, escola e comunidade. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2020-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/epub+zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128 10.17141/iconos.68.2020.4128 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 68 (2020): Políticas exteriores y de defensa sudamericanas: hacia un nuevo regionalismo; 191-210 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 68 (2020): Políticas exteriores e de defesa sudamericanas: rumo a um novo regionalismo; 191-210 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 68 (2020): Foreign and defense policies in Latin America: Towards a new regionalism; 191-210 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128/3425 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128/3453 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128/3436 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128/3467 Derechos de autor 2020 Marta Rodríguez Cruz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Rodríguez Cruz, Marta Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title | Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title_full | Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title_fullStr | Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title_short | Migrant family, school and community in the Equatorial Andes: Permanence and change of cultural identity |
| title_sort | migrant family, school and community in the equatorial andes: permanence and change of cultural identity |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4128 |