Economic and Family Analysis

An Economic and Family Analysis of Tepoztlán The Mexican village of Tepoztlán lies due south of the capital of Mexico City. It is not a remote area and the people who dwell there are not untouched by humanity. They actively participate in their nation’s laws and government. However, an anthropological study reveals features that are interesting and unique, even though a poor and civilized town may seem to be ordinary and commonplace …

…with non-arranged marriages most frequently occurring. Although mainly poor laborers who live in Mexico, some of the aspects of the family culture in the small village of Tepoztlán seem to mirror ours. It is interesting to see that although these people live thousands of miles away in a different country with no direct ties to us, their very basic system of social lifestyle, technology notwithstanding, is not a great leap away from our own.