“Railway Blood”: Women Workers in the Metropolitan Railways of Buenos Aires and Family Relationships

 

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Autor: Godoy, Solange
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2023
Descripción:This paper studies family relationships on the metropolitan railways of Buenos Aires from the point of view of women workers in the context of modernization and gender policies. The aim is to analyse the notions of family and individual pride and male honor, in order to show the ways the women mobilize and redefine an identity and moral repertoire, the “great railway family”. Analysing their search for a legitimate position in a historically masculine activity, I assert that the “railway blood” (ties between relatives) is often actively mobilized, but not in every situation because of its limitations and problematic dimensions which demonstrates the need to refine its effectiveness. The methodology I employed is based on the content analysis of in-depth interviews and observation from a micro-sociological perspective, adopting an interpretative approach.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/53656
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/intercambio/article/view/53656
Palabra clave:family
women
repertoires
railway transport
female worker
Familia
mujer
repertorios
transporte ferroviario
trabajadora
Família
mulher
repertórios
transporte ferroviário
trabalhadora