Cultural Seduction
Dados Bibliográficos
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AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | University of Texas-El Paso, |
ANO | 2007 |
TIPO | Artigo |
PERIÓDICO | Critique of Anthropology |
ISSN | 0308-275X |
E-ISSN | 1460-3721 |
EDITORA | Annual Reviews (United States) |
DOI | 10.1177/0308275x07080356 |
CITAÇÕES | 4 |
ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
MD5 |
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Resumo
■ Recent anthropological studies have emphasized power, domination and hegemony. The US—Mexico border is a key site for ethnographic research on such issues. This article uses an ethnographic approach to examine cross-border sexual encounters in the Ciudad Juárez/El Paso area. Through a study of Anglo/Mexican sexual interactions and the blurred boundaries between the cross-border marriage market and sex tourism, I explore the cultural dimensions of attraction and seduction within the contexts of unequal power relations. This approach moves beyond moralistic reductionism and one-dimensional views of power relations and inequality in order to provide a richer perspective on cross-cultural sexual encounters.