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Peer reviewedSeligson, Mitchell A. – American Journal of Sociology, 1977
Examines the prestige hierarchy among 531 Costa Rican peasants. Data analysis indicates that peasants are most concerned with economic security and questions of legal tenure status. Variations in the prestige hierarchy based upon these factors are largely the result of remoteness from central locales. Concludes that research emphasizing the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Latin American Culture, Poverty, Rural Environment
