Female Leadership in a Maya Community from Chiapas. An Analysis following habitus and Actor-Network Theories

This is an analysis of the rise to prominence of eight female leaders from a Maya community, using as an innovating turn habitus theory & terminology drawn from actor-network theory, in order to problematize female leadership construction. While the discrepancy between practices & habitus is...

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Published in:Estudios sociológicos (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexico), 2005-05, Vol.23 (68), p.485-513
Main Authors: Ramos Munoz, Dora Elia, Tunon Pablos, Esperanza, Parra Vazquez, Manuel, Zapata Martelo, Emma
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Agency and Structure
Artisans
Females
Habitus
Leadership
Mayans
Social Constructionism
Social Networks
Womens Roles
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Summary:This is an analysis of the rise to prominence of eight female leaders from a Maya community, using as an innovating turn habitus theory & terminology drawn from actor-network theory, in order to problematize female leadership construction. While the discrepancy between practices & habitus is forcibly revealed, the authors in their turn, by analyzing the cases of these women potters, try & answer questions such as who provides structural holes that allow them to get in touch with innovating ideas, since their success is not consistent with a pervading lack of schools, & artistic or technical training. These female leaders have become mediators between communiSHtarian contradictions, & regional & national institutions. At the same time, both male & female government officials have also acted as translators fostering procSHesses of female mobilization in this district. 43 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0185-4186