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Show 107 while at the same time their gross inconveniences should be corrected. In regions with a cold or temperate climate, the majority of the houses are built of adobe, which is a cheap building material and a good insulator to counteract the effects of extremes of temperature. The roofs are of brick or packed clay. The chief drawback to this type of house is the floor of loose earth, which makes effective cleaning difficult since it provides such a good cover for insects and harmful micro-organisms. In low, hot countries, the walls of the houses are made of reeds or of branches, and their roofs are thatched with palm or grass; each of these materials provide outlets for the smoke. Since a far greater number of dangerous insects exists in the torrid regions, it is even more important to introduce solid floors, instead of loose earth ones, in these regions. To sum up, however, it can be said, in general, that the rural houses of the Indians are, from whichever point of view, superior to the slums in which they lodge when they have to live in the cities. 1956 Manners, Robert A. (U.S.A.) "Functionalism, Realpolitik and Anthropology in Underdeveloped Areas," America Indigena, XVI No. 1 (January, 1956) pp. 7-33. Article in English, summary in Spanish. 1) Introduction 2) Cultural Integration & Individual Resistance as Factors in Change 3) Colonialism & the Ethnographer 4) American Anthropologists and the "Underdeveloped" American Indian. 5) The Anthropologist and Altruistic Intervention 6) Conservatism and Functionalism 7) Cultural Relativism and Enforced Culture Change 8) Differential Acculturation and Acceptance 9) Acceptance and the Local Hierarchy 10) Theoretical Orientation and Practical Aid 11) Conclusions. Editorial. "Proyecto De Investigacion Integral," America Indigena, XVI No. 3 (July, 1956), pp. 167-170. Very few integral investigations have been carried out on the Continent directed towards finding out which are the true needs and aspirations of the Indian population. This step is to be taken previously to derive from it practical and authorized means that ought to be employed to raise the standards of living of the Indians. Among these investigations mention is to be made of one that took place in the first quarter of the present century, undertaken by the Direction of Anthropology in the Valley of Teotihuacan, and another by the National Indian Institute of |