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SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS
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POLITICAL
TABLE 1
SOCIAL
CATEGORIES
AND PERSONAL
REASON
PERSON
Loans
CITED
Relative .3
Neighbor .1
Friend . 1
Political
1
9
3
patron .0
Store owner .5
Tourist .1
Institutional
employee .0
No one .0
Visits
Advice on
Illness
.. 31
.. 19
.. 13
19
38
37
20
13
0
0
PROBLEMS
FOR CITATION
Jobs
6
Election
Advice
Documents
7
3
3
18
5
5
0
7
3
0
2
0
6
0
4
4
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
9
0
3
2
15
5
2
CURRENT
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ANTHROPOLOGY
TO POLITICAL
BOSSES
Whilepoliticalpatronsare extremely
important
forjob acquisition,theyare nottheonlysourcesofemployment
in Tainhas.
119
TABLE 2
CORRELATIONS
BETWEEN
CHARACTERISTICS
OF INFORMANTS
THEY
CITE
INFORMANTS
CITED
PERSONS
Wealthier ..............
Older .................
Tainhas-born...........
Male ..................
Relative ...............
Neighbor ..............
Friend .................
Store owners ...........
Institutional
employee. ............
Tourist ................
Political patron .........
More Educated
Older
Tainhas-born
Male
.01
-.14
-.26
-.02
-.26
-.37**
.18
.18
.12
-.62***
.02
- .24
-.14
-.35**
.44***
-.05
-.14
.66***
.15
.08
.19
.33**
-.48***
-.17
-.41**
.04
.62**
- .11
.44***
.01
.03
-.26
.11
.20
-.01
.46***
-.16
.18
.12
.07
-.08
-.16
-.17
.09
.10
-.22
.11
-.01
.11
-.20
.08
.07
Wealthier
.07
.25
.25
WithLocal
Relatives
-.24
-.37**
.41**
.03
.39**
.07
.18
-.31*
-.31*
-.12
.11
*p <
.10.
< .o5.
*** p < .01.
**p
CONCLUSIONS
ReferencesCited
ALBUQUERQUE, C. 1983. Tecendo redes sociais: A articulacaode in-
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ANTHROPOLOGY