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References Barriga 1997; Broyles-Gonzalez 1994; Farr 1994; Fregoso 1993; Portilla 1966
In brief, Portilla’s definition states, “In summary, relajo can be defined as the suspension of seriousness that rejects a value maintained by a group of people” (25).
Portilla calls the shared laughing una burla colectiva (a collective joke), and states that collective laughter facilitates the collective “negación a la conducta requerida” (negation of required conduct).
Jorge Portilla’s essay on relajo is often cited as the fundamental study of this comic conduct found among the Mexican working class.