Inequality and death in the confines of northwestern Argentina:: Jujuy during the COVID 19 pandemic

We understand that the crisis generated by SAR-Cov-2 globally has characteristics of syndemics that accentuate structural inequalities in the vulnerable sectors of society. The situation is no different in northwest Argentina, a peripheral region where multiple socio-cultural traditions are intertwi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Fernandez, Federico, Marisel Arrueta, Patricia, Matias Peralta, Sebastian
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
Repositorio:Revista M (Rio de Janeiro)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.seer.unirio.br:article/10550
Acesso em linha:https://seer.unirio.br/revistam/article/view/10550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Desigualdad
Salud/Enfermedad
Muerte
Ritual
NOA/Jujuy
Inequality
Health/Illness
Death
Descrição
Resumo:We understand that the crisis generated by SAR-Cov-2 globally has characteristics of syndemics that accentuate structural inequalities in the vulnerable sectors of society. The situation is no different in northwest Argentina, a peripheral region where multiple socio-cultural traditions are intertwined. We analyze here the processes upon which health/disease and death are articulated, and the ways in which these relationships modify everyday expressions, especially those rooted in the rituals of death. From a multidimensional approach we propose to understand how inequality can be reproduced institutionally, and to deepen the deficiencies in excluded groups. Thus we are interested in observing facts, testimonial accounts and interviews with relatives of the deceased in this context, which reinforce the idea of life and death as indivisible parts of a cycle that persists with strength and significance in public and private spaces.