Describe the Mexican culture.
Subject: Re: Mexican Culture
In the report, you will provide details about the group’s geography, economy, language(s), religion(s), marriage and gender systems, and general cultural information.
For this report please follow the Chicago style guide (see handouts on Canvas).
Please list and number the following information:
Name of Culture: Mexican Culture
- Geography and Economy
- List the group’s location and provide some information about the group’s subsistence practices or economy (Are they foragers or herders, or do they practice horticulture or agriculture? Or do most people work for a living and engage in a market economy?)
- Include the full bibliographic details (authors, article or book title, journal title, date of publication, etc) of the scholarly source(s) that provided this information. You must include at least one scholarly source for this section.
- Language(s):
- List all of the group’s languages and provide some information about how many people speak the languages and whether any are dying out
- Include the full bibliographic details (authors, article or book title, journal title, date of publication, etc) of the scholarly source(s) that provided this information. You must include at least one scholarly source for this section.
- Religion(s):
- List all of the group’s religions and provide some information about at least one of the religions
- Include the full bibliographic details (authors, article or book title, journal title, date of publication, etc) of the scholarly source(s) that provided this information. You must include at least one scholarly source for this section.
- Marriage and Gender Systems:
- Provide some information about the culture’s marriage and gender systems. What type of marriage do they have? What are some of their marriage rules or norms? Which gender categories do they recognize? Are they gender egalitarian or stratified? Are gender roles and rights changing?
- Include the full bibliographic details (authors, article or book title, journal title, date of publication, etc) of the scholarly source(s) that provided this information. You must include at least one scholarly source for this section.
- General Cultural Information:
- Provide some general information about the culture. This can include information about the culture’s symbols, values, norms, unique customs or cuisines. You may want to mention whether their cultural practices have circulated globally or not. You can include whatever you find most important or interesting about the culture. For example, you can include information about their history, art, music, dance, literature, beauty, clothing, food, industries, political issues, environmental issues, social movements, ideas about sexuality, etc… What you end up including will depend on what information you find.
- Include the full bibliographic details (authors, article or book title, journal title, date of publication, etc) of the scholarly source(s) that provided this information. You must include at least one scholarly source for this section.
Please note that you must cite one scholarly source for each section but may repeat the sources if you used them for multiple sections. You must cite three scholarly sources total and include a bibliography/works cited page.
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