Them for them: nexus of cultivation in women’s networks of affection or, a simple tribute
The article aims to analyse the complex arrangements and solidarities organised between women in the shaping of family relationships marked by female centrality. Based on women’s family histories in dialogue with a vast literature on maternity, “women’s families”, matrifocality, etc., it argues that...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/45786 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/civitas/article/view/45786 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Etnografia Gênero Maternidades Cabo Verde Ethnography Gender Maternity Cape Verde Etnografía Género |
| Sumario: | The article aims to analyse the complex arrangements and solidarities organised between women in the shaping of family relationships marked by female centrality. Based on women’s family histories in dialogue with a vast literature on maternity, “women’s families”, matrifocality, etc., it argues that the networks articulated between women should not be understood as strategies against the pressures of a so-called “feminisation of poverty” but are part of a “nexus of cultivation” that brings together various layers of care and affection. These care practices, which mainly involve children and the elderly, involve women from different generations and social backgrounds who, participating to various degrees, make up a tangle that keeps them connected to each other. |
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