Empacho in Four Latino Groups: A Study of Intra- and Inter-Cultural Variation in Beliefs

Susan C. Welter; Lee M. Pachter; Robert T. Trotter; Roberta D. Baer

doi:10.1080/01459740.1993.9966085

Empacho in Four Latino Groups: A Study of Intra- and Inter-Cultural Variation in Beliefs

Susan C. Welter, Lee M. Pachter, Robert T. Trotter, Roberta D. Baer

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It is usually impossible to know if reported differences between cultures are due to cultural differences or due to a difference in the methods used to study the cultures. This paper describes a collaborative, multisite study using a shared methodology to study intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. A series of standard interview schedules were used to study Latin American beliefs about empacho in Guatemala, Mexico, and in the United States (Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans). Results showed consistency in beliefs about empacho both within and between the four samples.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-136
Number of pages	28
Journal	Medical Anthropology
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.1993.9966085
State	Published - Feb 1993

Keywords

Empacho
Guatemala
Mexico
Puerto Rico
cross-cultural comparison
cultural consensus model
folk illness
intracultural variation

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Health(social science)
Anthropology

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