PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA

The aim of this paper is to analyze, characterize and give a definition of home workshop production from wood craft activities performed by residents of San Juan Pamatácuaro, Michoacán. For its realization, from an ethnographic perspective had to live for a time in the community study and thus direc...

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Main Author: Rigoberto Sandoval-Contreras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México 2013-04-01
Series:Ra Ximhai
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Online Access:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3tidJTiCU5edF9TR1VydWNrYVE/edit
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description The aim of this paper is to analyze, characterize and give a definition of home workshop production from wood craft activities performed by residents of San Juan Pamatácuaro, Michoacán. For its realization, from an ethnographic perspective had to live for a time in the community study and thus directly observe workspaces artisans and learn in their own words of their organization in different ways, as the establishment of a workshop is given in the domestic space, the tools that are used have certain peculiarities, labor usually takes familiar, coupled required part marketing or networking. Furthermore, learning from each of the trades is through socialization and observation. Thus the formation of these productive activities turn out to be a survival strategy just for families to meet their needs because they do not generate surpluses.
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spelling doaj.art-321875a0128c497591dbce6da84ce7512022-12-22T03:36:28ZengUniversidad Autónoma Indígena de MéxicoRa Ximhai1665-04411665-04412013-04-019Especial 2127144PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHARigoberto Sandoval-ContrerasThe aim of this paper is to analyze, characterize and give a definition of home workshop production from wood craft activities performed by residents of San Juan Pamatácuaro, Michoacán. For its realization, from an ethnographic perspective had to live for a time in the community study and thus directly observe workspaces artisans and learn in their own words of their organization in different ways, as the establishment of a workshop is given in the domestic space, the tools that are used have certain peculiarities, labor usually takes familiar, coupled required part marketing or networking. Furthermore, learning from each of the trades is through socialization and observation. Thus the formation of these productive activities turn out to be a survival strategy just for families to meet their needs because they do not generate surpluses.https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3tidJTiCU5edF9TR1VydWNrYVE/editSierra TarascanSan Juan PamatácuaroProductive organizationWooden craftsFamily laborMigration
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PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
Ra Ximhai
Sierra Tarascan
San Juan Pamatácuaro
Productive organization
Wooden crafts
Family labor
Migration
title PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
title_full PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
title_fullStr PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
title_full_unstemmed PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
title_short PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT HOME: CULTURAL ELEMENT AND SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN THE REGION P'URHEPECHA
title_sort production workshop at home cultural element and survival strategy in the region p urhepecha
topic Sierra Tarascan
San Juan Pamatácuaro
Productive organization
Wooden crafts
Family labor
Migration
url https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3tidJTiCU5edF9TR1VydWNrYVE/edit
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