ABSTRACT

This book is about the social value of participatory or communityoriented radio and stresses how the politics of race, ethnicity, class, and gender shapetheextentand quality of people's participation in development efforts. It shows, ethnographically, how a number of Mexican ethnic minorities use the communication resources made available to them by a network of radio stations sponsored by the federal government through its lnstituto Nacional lndigenista (INI).

part One|33 pages

The Social Value of Participatory Radio

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|15 pages

Methodology

part Two|86 pages

Indigenous Participation in Production Processes

chapter 4|20 pages

The INI Network

chapter 5|22 pages

The Network's Staff and Other Actors

chapter 6|28 pages

The Programming of the INI Network

part Three|134 pages

Audience Participation and Social Uses

chapter 8|23 pages

Exposure, Listening, and Taste

chapter 9|22 pages

Social Impact of Radio Margaritas

chapter 10|24 pages

Radio and Ethnodevelopment

chapter 11|9 pages

Outline of Radio Consumption Patterns

chapter 12|14 pages

Participation, Racism, and Social Uses