Interacciones sociales, desigualdad y marginalidad en ciudades intermedias. : Los “trapitos” de la ciudad de Santa Fe, Argentina
Within the diversity of informal marginal trades that deploy in the public space of contemporary cities, this article analyzes the practices of those who make a living taking care of and washing vehicles in the streets of central neighborhoods –popularly known as trapitos, for the cloth (trapo) they...
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales. Escuela de Trabajo Social
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://catedraparalela.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/421 |
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| Sumario: | Within the diversity of informal marginal trades that deploy in the public space of contemporary cities, this article analyzes the practices of those who make a living taking care of and washing vehicles in the streets of central neighborhoods –popularly known as trapitos, for the cloth (trapo) they wave to attract the attention of passing motorists– focusing on their daily interactions with neighbors, with each other and with the State. It will also provide elements to demonstrate that the scale of the city is a relevant factor in the analysis. Indeed, the article argues that in medium-sized cities –where there are no significant objective distances between the living and working places of the marginalized and the integrated population– social interactions are more frequent and personalized. The hypothesis to be tested is that although proximity facilitates and make such interactions commonplace it also reinforces daily the regime of inequality that governs them. Thus, the mutual knowledge derived from this proximity operates both as a driving force and as the main conditioner of the relationships of a triad –trapitos, neighbors and the State– that seems to participate in a game with no way out. Following the symbolic interactionism approach and relational theories of inequality, the article presents the results of a qualitative fieldwork carried out in the city of Santa Fe, through interviews, ethnographic observations and collaborative production. |
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