The marginalization of indigenous population in the construction of mexican society

Abstract

The present work of Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, presents us with a strong social criticism regarding the way in which Mexican society was conceived, in terms of the stratification of social groups, which brought with it the marginalization of the original groups due to discriminatory arguments that schismized the culture of the indigenous people, due to the imposition of cultural elements of the West and the forced integration of the indigenous people into an alien culture, causing racism and classism to develop in Mexico as an inherent part of cultural experiences throughout our history, that is, systematic discrimination in Mexico has its origin in the Conquest of America and the repeated segmentation of society. The work emphasizes the social context where indigenous people are at a clear disadvantage after being relegated since the very construction of said society, where the customs and characteristics of their culture are perceived as external to the social conformation of the imaginary Mexico.