showing off, circulating and avoiding: An anthropological approach to the (non-)use of amenities in a vertical gated community in Córdoba, Argentina

This paper, based on ethnographic work, analyses the production of social distinction in a vertical gated community in Córdoba, Argentina. The article describes and interprets the social meanings and practices constructed and carried out by residents and non-residents, through the analysis of the (n...

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Autor principal: Díaz Marengo, María Victoria
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/pensu/article/view/42579
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Sumario:This paper, based on ethnographic work, analyses the production of social distinction in a vertical gated community in Córdoba, Argentina. The article describes and interprets the social meanings and practices constructed and carried out by residents and non-residents, through the analysis of the (non-) uses of amenities and the value of space created by (non-) users. The (non-)use of amenities is examined by the practices of showing off, circulating and avoiding, intersected by native categories of middle class. In addition, the article analyses how high-end yet financed residential typology is materialized and sold. This paper assumes a processual and relational perspective to produce an “insider and a close-up view” (Magnani, 2002) of how social differences are made.