FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ...

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1FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: PROBLEMS OF ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTUALIZATION DAVID LEHMANN * It is fitting that in a tribute to Katia Mattoso one should write of the family, not only because so much of her contribution has been on that subject, but also because in her dispassionate and meticulous archival research she has provided material which helps to dispel some common misapprehensions in an area clouded by ideology and dubious preconceptions.

• institution of compadrazgo
• strong attachment of the slave population of nineteenth century bahia to the institution of godparenthood
• kinship patterns
• systematic pattern of division of control between spouses over the proceeds
• colonial ruling class
• terms of a range of relationships
• marriage for the inhabitants