Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor

In Argentina, domestic work is one of the main occupations for women from low-income sectors. As in other Latin American societies, it is one of the most paradigmatic forms of contact between the different social classes. As such, this labor relationship has been analyzed in numerous studies as a cr...

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Authors: Gorban, Debora, Tizziani, Ania
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Publication Date:2014
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Language:English
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Keyword:TRABAJADORAS DOMESTICAS
SERVICIO DOMESTICO
DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL
JERARQUIAS SOCIALES
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spelling Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic laborGorban, DeboraTizziani, AniaTRABAJADORAS DOMESTICASSERVICIO DOMESTICODESIGUALDAD SOCIALJERARQUIAS SOCIALEShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5In Argentina, domestic work is one of the main occupations for women from low-income sectors. As in other Latin American societies, it is one of the most paradigmatic forms of contact between the different social classes. As such, this labor relationship has been analyzed in numerous studies as a critical location for the reproduction of social differences and inequality. The interpersonal relationships between employers and workers mobilize categorization criteria and stereotyped images that reveal wider dynamics regarding the construction of social hierarchies. On the basis of a qualitative study, the objective of this article is to analyze, in the city of Buenos Aires, the processes of constructing social hierarchies that are implied by this particular labor relationship. This analysis seeks to reveal the operations through which employers construct a stereotype of social inferiority for domestic workers through which they legitimize their dominant position in the labor relationship, and to examine the tensions and ambiguities of this.Fil: Gorban, Debora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Tizziani, Ania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento; ArgentinaElsevier2014-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/85994Gorban, Debora; Tizziani, Ania; Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor; Elsevier; Women's Studies International Forum; 46; 1-2014; 54-620277-5395CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.wsif.2014.01.001info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027753951400003Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2024-05-08T13:33:32Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/85994instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982024-05-08 13:33:32.381CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
title Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
spellingShingle Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
Gorban, Debora
TRABAJADORAS DOMESTICAS
SERVICIO DOMESTICO
DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL
JERARQUIAS SOCIALES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
title_short Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
title_full Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
title_fullStr Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
title_full_unstemmed Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
title_sort Inferiorization and deference: The construction of social hierarchies in the context of paid domestic labor
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gorban, Debora
Tizziani, Ania
author Gorban, Debora
author_facet Gorban, Debora
Tizziani, Ania
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author2 Tizziani, Ania
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv TRABAJADORAS DOMESTICAS
SERVICIO DOMESTICO
DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL
JERARQUIAS SOCIALES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
topic TRABAJADORAS DOMESTICAS
SERVICIO DOMESTICO
DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL
JERARQUIAS SOCIALES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
description In Argentina, domestic work is one of the main occupations for women from low-income sectors. As in other Latin American societies, it is one of the most paradigmatic forms of contact between the different social classes. As such, this labor relationship has been analyzed in numerous studies as a critical location for the reproduction of social differences and inequality. The interpersonal relationships between employers and workers mobilize categorization criteria and stereotyped images that reveal wider dynamics regarding the construction of social hierarchies. On the basis of a qualitative study, the objective of this article is to analyze, in the city of Buenos Aires, the processes of constructing social hierarchies that are implied by this particular labor relationship. This analysis seeks to reveal the operations through which employers construct a stereotype of social inferiority for domestic workers through which they legitimize their dominant position in the labor relationship, and to examine the tensions and ambiguities of this.
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