La movilidad social de los médicos negros y mestizos en la ciudad de Camagüey entre 1916 y 1958
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The search for racial equality by blacks and colored surgeons in Cuba was a constant duringthe neocolonial period in different spheres of life. Strategies were proposed in differentways, alternatives that put an end to racial discrimination. Precisely one of these solutionswould be education, as it is considered as a channel through which individuals manageto influence t heir social position, an issue of great importance for social mobility. I n t hissense and specifically, it is understood t hat social mobility of black and colored surgeonsdoctors in Camaguey is a consequence of the strategies formulated by black families, of thesupport provided by educational and recreational associations, and of the desire of an entiresector to insert itself into a society as equals and obtain their respect, thus modifying social structures.
Author: Adán Castaños , Yeni Yeisi
Institution: University of Cienfuegos
Language: Spanish
Topic: Cuban History and Society
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7218034883