Patron-Client Relationships in the Urban Social Structure
A Brazilian Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2499008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Norris, William J Norris (0000-0002-0336-370X, Oberlin College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-26 |
| Publication date | 1984-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.43.1.mxjj248nu0181x4m |
| OpenAlex | W1971531065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Two types of patron-client relationships are delineated as a means of addressing the problem of the nature of social participation of impoverished and working class urbanites in Brazil. Based on research in a squatter settlement in Salvador, the survival type and the alliance type are distinguished by the analysis of household incomes, household networks and the processes by which the relationships are formed. The types differ by household income level, gender of clients and patrons, the form of the household network, number of patrons, what is exchanged and the function of the tie. The extensive division of labor in urban areas, some of which is reflected in the characteristics of the types, means that the ties are dispersed in networks and across the urban area. The lack of ties between patron-client relationships has an effect on solidarity. The function of the alliance tie, in some cases, promotes vertical alliances without vertical solidarity. The survival type, rather than promoting vertical solidar
Alliance · Business · Demographic economics · Diversity (politics) · Division of labour · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Function (biology) · Geography · Household income · Interpersonal ties · Market economy · Political science · Settlement (finance) · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics) · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban and sociocultural dynamics
Squatters and oligarchs
Honour, family and patronage
Political Clientelism and Development
Anthropological Perspectives on Latin American Urbanization
Patronage, Politics, and the Articulation of Local Community and National Society in Pre-1968 Brazil
Casual Work and Poverty in Third World Cities
Urban Poverty, Children, and the Consumption of Popular Culture
Marginal' Settlements in Developing Countries
The Community Question
Patron-Client Relations as a Model of Structuring Social Exchange
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2020 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |