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MERCADO-MONDRAGON, Jorge. Cultural consequences of migration and identity change in a tzotzil community, Zinacantán, Chiapas, México. agric. soc. desarro [online]. 2008, vol.5, n.1, pp.19-38. ISSN 1870-5472.

In this research, the consequences of international migration are analyzed in an indigenous location: Zinacantân, a Tzotzil community in the state of Chiapas. The following repercussions are specifically studied: on language, on the conformation of new economic structures, on reproduction guidelines, on the new places for socio-cultural pattern reproduction, on the charges system, on ceremonial life, agricultural systems, rural work organization, on family structure, on social relations networks, education, communal organization, and on the symbolic sphere.

Palavras-chave : Cultural change; identity; international migration; agricultural systems; representation systems; rural work.