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Research Needs and Opportunities
Pages 50-52

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From page 50...
... Among these are ethnographic studies of Indian groups; acculturation studies of Indians, Italians, Germans, and Japanese; numerous Afro-Brazilian studies having to do with religion, food, music, and dance; many studies of race relations; a number of works on dramatic internal migrations; and most recently a rash of community studies, of which there must be at least forty, seeking to establish regional patterns of life and attempting to determine traditional culture patterns. Many areas of Brazilian culture have been ignored, and consequently no techniques have been developed for the study of these.
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From page 51...
... The historical lessons to be learned in Brazil during its long period of leaving colonialism, establishing political stability, and uniting its widely spread subcultural groups into a nation, which could be of use to the newly emerging nations of other continents, have been ignored. While many Brazilians and non-Brazilians have written impressionistic accounts of the ethos of Brazilian culture, no studies have yet been undertaken in the field of national culture.
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From page 52...
... There are two specific sources dealing with research possibilities in Brazil. One is by Donald Pier son and Mario Wagner Viera da Cunha, "Research and Research Possibilities in Brazil," Acta Americana, 1947.
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