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Equal in Poverty, Unequal in Wealth: Ethnic Stratification in C hile, the M apuche Case
Author(s) -
VALENZUELA MACARENA S.,
TORO SERGIO Y.,
ROJOMENDOZA FÉLIX
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12558
Subject(s) - indigenous , ethnic group , social stratification , poverty , stratification (seeds) , phenomenon , economic shortage , demographic economics , empirical research , development economics , economics , sociology , political science , economic growth , biology , mathematics , ecology , statistics , social science , law , philosophy , government (linguistics) , linguistics , germination , quantum mechanics , seed dormancy , botany , physics , dormancy
How does ethnic status affect social stratification in C hile? D espite a rich theoretical debate in the literature on social stratification, there is a shortage of empirical approaches to this phenomenon in L atin A merica. This research note seeks to bridge the analytical gap by describing the social exclusion of indigenous people in C hile. From a case study in L a A raucanía region and using statistical techniques to give equal weightings to indigenous and non‐indigenous groups (specifically M apuches and non‐ M apuches), we attempt to show that given equal socio‐demographic conditions, the incomes of both groups are similar in the low and middle strata, and differentiated in the higher strata.