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Informalidad en la estructura de clases de Argentina: familias, trayectorias laborales e identidad de clase en el proletariado formal e informal (2007)
Class and informality in the class structure of Argentina: families, employment trajectories and class identity among formal and informal proletarians (2007)
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Abstract The prevailing class analysis of Latin American soci eties defines informality as a class cleavage that divides the working class. In this view, labor fra gmentation has created structural divisions among workers, which are translated in to different life experiences, collective action dynamics and ... view more
The prevailing class analysis of Latin American soci eties defines informality as a class cleavage that divides the working class. In this view, labor fra gmentation has created structural divisions among workers, which are translated in to different life experiences, collective action dynamics and material interests of formal and informal workers (Portes, 1985; Portes y Hoffman, 2003). This article is part of a broader research aimed at testing the "class diffe rences" hypothesis through a study of the cultural, organizing and structural links between the formal and the informal working class (Elbert, 2013). Do formal and informal workers self-identify as part of the same social class? What is the effect of ties across the informality border in the class identity of individuals in the worki ng class? I use survey data from the “Encuesta Nacional de Estratificación Social” (CEDOP-UBA). In the study I provide evidence of strong structural connections between the formal and the informal proletariat, which include past work experiences and family ties across the formal-informal boundary. This confirms that workers’ class self- identification is a consequence not only of their stru ctural position but also of their lived experience.... view less
Keywords
Argentina; Latin America; social structure; social class; social differentiation; identity; socioeconomic structure; working class
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
informality; class identity
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 501-515
Journal
Trabajo Y Sociedad (2016) 27
ISSN
1514-6871
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed