Resumen

WEJEBE SHANAHAN, May. Rasgos identitarios y estigma: la nueva ruralidad en San José Tzal. Península [online]. 2011, vol.6, n.1, pp.111-135. ISSN 1870-5766.

This article focuses on social and cultural changes occurring since the 1980s in San Jose Tzal, a small town in the outskirts of Merida, Yucatan, that have been caused by its rapid urbanization. For my analysis I will describe some of their day-to-day practices that have maintained and redefined their economy, family ties and sense of community. I will also analyze the development of certain "hidden" mechanisms of social awareness that help San Jose's residents restrain from certain behaviours so as to avoid being stigmatized in the city.

Palabras llave : Metropolization; diffuse city; rurality.

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