Compadrazgo

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Compadrazgo is a form of fictive kinship found in Latin American culture, meaning literally co-parents but referring to co-godparenthood or joint sponsorship of a godchild or ritual object.^{[1] [2][3]}

[edit] References

1. ^ "Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status." Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, Katharine M Donato, Theresa Thompson-Colón, Melissa Stainback. Social Forces. Chapel Hill: Mar 2005.Vol.83, Iss. 3; pg. 1137, 28 pgs
2. ^ "Las Comadres as a social support system." Rebecca A Lopez. Affilia. Thousand Oaks: Spring 1999.Vol.14, Iss. 1; pg. 24, 18 pgs.
3. ^ "The Forgotten Liberator: Buenaventura Martínez and Yucatán's Republican Restoration." Terry Rugeley. Mexican Studies. Berkeley: Summer 2003.Vol.19, Iss. 2; pg. 331

[edit] External links

• http://www.ub.uib.no/elpub/2000/h/708001/index-The-3.html
• http://faculty.smu.edu/rkemper/edu_6315/EDU_6315_Kemper_article_Urban_Compadrazgo_in_Mexico.htm
• http://faculty.smu.edu/rkemper/anth_3311/anth_3311_kemper_compadrazgo_in_urban_mexico.htm
• http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/tlaxcala/