Browsing A General Collection of Papers on Anthropology by Subject "Ecuador"

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El Otro Lado: Considering the Impact of Education Abroad on Host Families in Cuenca, Ecuador

Peterson, Soren (2007-03)

By focusing on the impacts on students, research on education abroad has been largely one-sided. In contrast, anthropological research indicates that cross-cultural encounters in the context of tourism (especially the ...
Negotiating familial ideals through conversational narrative: Relationships of exchange in a Quiteño family

Nelms, Taylor (2006-05)

This thesis utilizes data collected during the summer of 2005 to present a case-study ethnography of one middle-class mestizo family from Quito, Ecuador. It focuses on material and cultural constructions of ideal family ...