The Telephonic Family. On Kinship Relations in Union Politics
This article analyses kinship as an essential relationship network for union activism, through an ethnographic study centered on the main telecommunications workers’ union of Buenos Aires. We begin by presenting family as a basis for union actions. Then, we focus on young union activists, tracing th...
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doaj-9a5d1aafcd8348709d8ce958263d78212020-11-24T20:54:32ZspaUniversidad de Buenos AiresCuadernos de Antropología Social0327-37761850-275X2015-12-01042911071933The Telephonic Family. On Kinship Relations in Union PoliticsSandra Wolanski0Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Universidad de Buenos AiresThis article analyses kinship as an essential relationship network for union activism, through an ethnographic study centered on the main telecommunications workers’ union of Buenos Aires. We begin by presenting family as a basis for union actions. Then, we focus on young union activists, tracing the ways in which kinship influences their everyday practices in activism, establishing notions of legitimacy as well as setting expectations and obligations on them. We intend to contribute to the anthropological debate on the relation between kinship and politics, showing how kinship relationships are a key mechanism in the reproduction of union organization.<br /><br />http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/2303SindicalismoActivismoParentescoFamiliaJuventud |
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The Telephonic Family. On Kinship Relations in Union Politics |
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This article analyses kinship as an essential relationship network for union activism, through an ethnographic study centered on the main telecommunications workers’ union of Buenos Aires. We begin by presenting family as a basis for union actions. Then, we focus on young union activists, tracing the ways in which kinship influences their everyday practices in activism, establishing notions of legitimacy as well as setting expectations and obligations on them. We intend to contribute to the anthropological debate on the relation between kinship and politics, showing how kinship relationships are a key mechanism in the reproduction of union organization.<br /><br /> |
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Sindicalismo Activismo Parentesco Familia Juventud |
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