Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-123) and indexes.
About the Author
Kevin Neuhauser teaches at Seattle Pacific University. From 1980-1983, he lived in a Brazilian squatter settlement, working as a community organizer. He earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1990. He is the author of numerous articles on politics and gender in Latin America, and is currently involved in a research project on how gender shapes grass-roots community mobilization in urban Brazil.
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Sociology and Brazil Chapter 2: Brazil in Place and Time Chapter 3: Race in Brazil Chapter 4: the Brazilian Economy Chapter 5: The Brazilian Political System Chapter 6: Urbanization in Brazil Chapter 7: Gender and Family in Brazil Chapter 8: Religion in Brazil Chapter 9: Brazil in a Globalizing WolrdBibliographyPortuguese GlossarySociology Glossary