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Changes in Bargaining over Immovable Assets within Rural Households in the Colombian Andes
Author(s) -
FARAHQUIJANO MARÍA A.
Publication year - 2013
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/j.1470-9856.2012.00699.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , latin americans , geography , qualitative property , socioeconomics , demographic economics , economic growth , political science , sociology , development economics , economics , archaeology , law , machine learning , computer science
Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from different generational cohorts, this article reveals a progressive tendency over the last 70 years towards joint household decision‐making regarding land and housing in a rural municipality in the Colombian Andes. This shift is linked to changing social norms relating to household headship. It highlights the need to acknowledge diverse realities in the Latin American context and to avoid stereotypes of rigid gender divides and women's privation and ‘powerlessness’ in rural communities.