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Research is defined as the scientific investigation of phenomena which includes collection, prese... more Research is defined as the scientific investigation of phenomena which includes collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of facts that lines an individual 's speculation with reality. 2. Solutions to problems must be based on knowledge not on mere beliefs, guesses or theories. 3. In research a systematic and well-planned procedure is required to meet the need in order that information is acquired and evaluate its accuracy and effectiveness. 4. It is a process of inquiring 1. II. Nature of Inquiry.
Chan, 2023
Smoke came out of an adobe hut in the outskirts of Mexico City. The smell of burning wood mixed w... more Smoke came out of an adobe hut in the outskirts of Mexico City. The smell of burning wood mixed with the vapors of bubbling atole (corn gruel) announced the start of another day. Carolina helped her mother prepare breakfast for her siblings, who were getting up from their petates (straw mats). As soon as the black beans inished boiling, the family sat around a small kitchen table. Carolina's mother served them corn gruel along with some beans, salsa, and corn tortillas. If Carolina's mother had earned good money for her washing, she would buy cow's milk, but still she would only serve her family a dash of milk in their coffee or corn gruel. Carolina, like most peasants and working-class children, would rarely have a glass of milk at home. In the 1940s and 1950s, most Mexicans had maize, beans, chilies, oats, and herbal tea or coffee for breakfast. Cow's milk was always mixed with other hot drinks and rarely consumed on a daily basis. Only better-off families or cattle farmers had milk ever y day. This article explores milk drinking in mid-twentieth-century rural and urban Mexico from two perspectives: state discourse and policies, and everyday practice. Drawing from archives, censuses, contemporary medical journals, newspapers, cookbooks, women's magazines, and oral history interviews, this work reveals the strategies and ideology of postrevolutionary middle-class reformers and workingclass clients, particularly women. This research focuses on the capital city, or Federal District, in both its urban downtown and rural outskirts. It also refers to Guanajuato, the capital city of the same state, located 220 miles northwest of Mexico City.
Papers by Cristian Nellas
Radical History Review, 2011
This article explores the rhetoric of milk in Mexico considering medical discourses, publicity ca... more This article explores the rhetoric of milk in Mexico considering medical discourses, publicity campaigns, state programs, and women's experiences. I look at the difference in milk consumption across class and the lack of regulation in milk production and sale in 1940s and 1950s Mexico. I analyze the discourse of doctors and policy makers who worked at the Institute of National Nutrition (INN) and the Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia (Ministry of Public Health and Assistance; SSA). I explore the main programs through which powdered milk was distributed among Mexico's working classes. Finally, I present women's perceptions regarding fresh and powdered milk. At home, women had a key role in introducing milk to their family diet, as they were in charge of buying groceries and cooking daily meals. In the public sphere, women working as teachers, nurses, and social workers implemented state food programs promoting milk drinking. In order to provide a clearer picture, thi...
Research is defined as the scientific investigation of phenomena which includes collection, prese... more Research is defined as the scientific investigation of phenomena which includes collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of facts that lines an individual 's speculation with reality. 2. Solutions to problems must be based on knowledge not on mere beliefs, guesses or theories. 3. In research a systematic and well-planned procedure is required to meet the need in order that information is acquired and evaluate its accuracy and effectiveness. 4. It is a process of inquiring 1. II. Nature of Inquiry.
Chan, 2023
Smoke came out of an adobe hut in the outskirts of Mexico City. The smell of burning wood mixed w... more Smoke came out of an adobe hut in the outskirts of Mexico City. The smell of burning wood mixed with the vapors of bubbling atole (corn gruel) announced the start of another day. Carolina helped her mother prepare breakfast for her siblings, who were getting up from their petates (straw mats). As soon as the black beans inished boiling, the family sat around a small kitchen table. Carolina's mother served them corn gruel along with some beans, salsa, and corn tortillas. If Carolina's mother had earned good money for her washing, she would buy cow's milk, but still she would only serve her family a dash of milk in their coffee or corn gruel. Carolina, like most peasants and working-class children, would rarely have a glass of milk at home. In the 1940s and 1950s, most Mexicans had maize, beans, chilies, oats, and herbal tea or coffee for breakfast. Cow's milk was always mixed with other hot drinks and rarely consumed on a daily basis. Only better-off families or cattle farmers had milk ever y day. This article explores milk drinking in mid-twentieth-century rural and urban Mexico from two perspectives: state discourse and policies, and everyday practice. Drawing from archives, censuses, contemporary medical journals, newspapers, cookbooks, women's magazines, and oral history interviews, this work reveals the strategies and ideology of postrevolutionary middle-class reformers and workingclass clients, particularly women. This research focuses on the capital city, or Federal District, in both its urban downtown and rural outskirts. It also refers to Guanajuato, the capital city of the same state, located 220 miles northwest of Mexico City.
Radical History Review, 2011
This article explores the rhetoric of milk in Mexico considering medical discourses, publicity ca... more This article explores the rhetoric of milk in Mexico considering medical discourses, publicity campaigns, state programs, and women's experiences. I look at the difference in milk consumption across class and the lack of regulation in milk production and sale in 1940s and 1950s Mexico. I analyze the discourse of doctors and policy makers who worked at the Institute of National Nutrition (INN) and the Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia (Ministry of Public Health and Assistance; SSA). I explore the main programs through which powdered milk was distributed among Mexico's working classes. Finally, I present women's perceptions regarding fresh and powdered milk. At home, women had a key role in introducing milk to their family diet, as they were in charge of buying groceries and cooking daily meals. In the public sphere, women working as teachers, nurses, and social workers implemented state food programs promoting milk drinking. In order to provide a clearer picture, thi...