The Crossroads of Class and Gender - Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)

In this innovative exploration of the interaction between economic processes and social relations, Lourdes Beneria and Martha Roldan examine the effect of homework on gender and family dynamics. Their fieldwork in Mexico City during 1981-82 has enabled them to provide important new empirical data on industrial piecework performed by women as well as intimate glimpses of these women's lives which place that piecework in context. Tracing the stages of production from home to jobber, workshop, and manufacturer (often a multinational corporation), the authors demonstrate the way in which the work and lives of these women are connected through subcontracting to the national and often international system of production.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Women in Culture & Society Series WCS
Release date:	June 1987
First published:	June 1987
Authors:	Lourdes Beneria • Martha Roldan
Dimensions:	155 x 231 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	211
Edition:	2nd Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-04232-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-226-04232-4
Barcode:	9780226042329

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