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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvii, 336 pages)): illustrations. |
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Global change / global health |
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Global change/global health.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Cultural understandings of well-being often differ from scientific measures such as health, happiness, and affluence. For the Indigenous A'uw (Xavante) people in the tropical savannas of Brazil, special forms of intimate and antagonistic social relations, camaraderie, suffering, and engagement with the environment are fundamental aspects of community wellness. Anthropologist James R. Welch transparently presents ethnographic insights from his long-term fieldwork in two A'uw communities. He addresses how distinctive constructions of age organization contribute to social well-being in an era of major ecological, economic, and sociocultural change. Welch shows how A'uw perspectives on the human life cycle help define ethnic identity, promote cultural resilience, and encourage the betterment of youth. They provide frameworks that people may creatively mobilize to responsibly and respectfully engage with others at different stages of life. They also motivate people to access and manage landscape resources essential to the social construction of good living. Through careful analysis, Welch shows how contemporary traditional peoples can foster enthusiasm for service to family and community amid dominant cultures that prioritize individual well-being. |
Note |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 26, 2024). |
Subject |
Xavante Indians -- Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa.
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Xavante Indians -- Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa -- Social life and customs.
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Social history.
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Indians, South American |
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Social Structure |
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Social Conditions |
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Life Course Perspective |
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Histoire sociale.
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social history.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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Xavante Indians
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Xavante Indians -- Social life and customs
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Brazil -- Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa
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Other Form: |
Print version: Welch, James R. Persistence of good living Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2023 9780816547340 (DLC) 2022031523 |
ISBN |
9780816547340 hardcover ; alk. paper |
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9780816547357 (ebook) |
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0816547351 |
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0816547343 |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000072912191 |
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NLM 9918661412006676 |
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