Contents
From the Editor …………………………………………………………………....... 5
Race , Class and Gender
Within the Limits of Survival Between the State and the Informal Labor Market Maricel Nápoles ……………………………………………………………………… 11
Perception of Occupational Discrimination Against Black Women in El Tropical ( San Miguel del Padrón ) Marthadela Tamayo González ………………………………………………………... 15
Did Hope Come to the People Sheltered in Regla ? Yusimí Rodríguez ……………………………………………………………………… 18
Challenges of Racial Issues and Human Rights Jorge Amado Robert Vera ……………………………….............................................. 26
Dignity : A Chant to The Social Conscience Pedro Tamayo Zayas …………………………………………………………………. 28
Yaima Pardo and Her Revolutionary Family Nonardo Perea ………………………………………………………………………… 30
Cuban Cinema and Homosexuality Julio Aleaga Pesant ……………………………………………………………………. 34
State and Society
Institutional Abuse Against Children : A Seven-headed Hydra José Hugo Fernández ………………………………………………………………….. 38
The True Face of the Cuban Health System Roberto Miguel Santana ……………………………………………………….............. 43
Serious Problems in Guantánamo ’ s Health System Rolando Tudela Iribar …………………………………………………………………. 45
Hurricane Alarm Carlos Luis Estrada ……………………………………………………………………. 47
How Could Cubans Live 120 Years ? Irel Gómez Moreira ……………………………………………………………………. 51
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