“If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

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This paper analyzes the relationship between the representations of occupational hazard that prevail among Paraguayans workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and the process of exploitation of their labor force. It begins by considering that the notions of risk...

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Autor principal: Lacoste, Alvaro Del Aguila
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2015
Materias:
Construction industry
Masculinity
Social class
Work accidents
Paraguay
Indústria da Construção
Masculinidade
Classe social
Acidentes de trabalho
Paraguai
Industria de la construcción
Masculinidad
Clase social
Accidentes de trabajo
Acceso en línea:https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1064
https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=1064_oai
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topic Construction industry
Masculinity
Social class
Work accidents
Paraguay
Indústria da Construção
Masculinidade
Classe social
Acidentes de trabalho
Paraguai
Industria de la construcción
Masculinidad
Clase social
Accidentes de trabajo
Paraguay
spellingShingle Construction industry
Masculinity
Social class
Work accidents
Paraguay
Indústria da Construção
Masculinidade
Classe social
Acidentes de trabalho
Paraguai
Industria de la construcción
Masculinidad
Clase social
Accidentes de trabajo
Paraguay
Lacoste, Alvaro Del Aguila
“If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
topic_facet Construction industry
Masculinity
Social class
Work accidents
Paraguay
Indústria da Construção
Masculinidade
Classe social
Acidentes de trabalho
Paraguai
Industria de la construcción
Masculinidad
Clase social
Accidentes de trabajo
Paraguay
description This paper analyzes the relationship between the representations of occupational hazard that prevail among Paraguayans workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and the process of exploitation of their labor force. It begins by considering that the notions of risk emanating from institutions and public health agencies report an “expert knowledge” that contrasts markedly with the representations that workers built through their everyday experience. Furthermore, it is postulated that the discourses and practices that sustain workers about the risks involved in work are linked to broader representations of masculinity and class, resulting in schemes that are functional to the production process. From ethnographic data, we will argue that this situation is a central dimension to explaining the high accident rates and informality that characterize the sector.
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title “If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
title_short “If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
title_full “If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
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spelling I28-R145-1064_oai2025-11-17 Lacoste, Alvaro Del Aguila 2015-07-26 This paper analyzes the relationship between the representations of occupational hazard that prevail among Paraguayans workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and the process of exploitation of their labor force. It begins by considering that the notions of risk emanating from institutions and public health agencies report an “expert knowledge” that contrasts markedly with the representations that workers built through their everyday experience. Furthermore, it is postulated that the discourses and practices that sustain workers about the risks involved in work are linked to broader representations of masculinity and class, resulting in schemes that are functional to the production process. From ethnographic data, we will argue that this situation is a central dimension to explaining the high accident rates and informality that characterize the sector. Este trabajo analiza la relación existente entre las representaciones del riesgo laboral que priman entre trabajadores paraguayos en la industria de la construcción del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires y el proceso de explotación de su fuerza de trabajo. Se parte de considerar que las nociones de riesgo emanadas de instituciones y organismos de salud pública dan cuenta de un “saber experto” que contrasta sensiblemente con las representaciones que los obreros construyen a través de su experiencia cotidiana. Asimismo, se postula que los discursos y prácticas que los trabajadores sostienen respecto a los riesgos que entraña el trabajo en las obras se encuentran anclados a representaciones más amplias sobre la masculinidad y la clase, dando por resultado construcciones que resultan funcionales al proceso productivo. A partir de datos etnográficos, sostendremos que esta situación constituye una dimensión insoslayable a la hora de explicar los elevados índices de siniestralidad e informalidad que caracterizan al sector. Este artigo analisa a relação entre as representações de risco ocupacional que prevalecem entre os paraguaios trabalhadores do sector da construção de AMBA eo processo de explotação do seu trabalho. Ele começa por considerar as noções de risco que emanam de instituições e agências de saúde pública relatam um “conhecimento especializado”, que contrasta acentuadamente com as representações que os trabalhadores construíram através de sua experiência cotidiana. Além disso, postula-se que os discursos e práticas que os trabalhadores sustentam sobre os riscos envolvidos no trabalho nas obras são ancoradas em representações mais amplas de masculinidade e de classe, resultando em construções que são funcionais para o processo de produção. A partir de dados etnográficos, vamos argumentar que essa situação é uma dimensão incontornável para explicar as altas taxas de acidentes e informalidade que caracterizam o setor. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1064 10.34096/runa.v36i1.1064 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1064/1428 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 36 No. 1 (2015); 51-72 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 36 Núm. 1 (2015); 51-72 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 36 n. 1 (2015); 51-72 1851-9628 0325-1217 Construction industry Masculinity Social class Work accidents Paraguay Indústria da Construção Masculinidade Classe social Acidentes de trabalho Paraguai Industria de la construcción Masculinidad Clase social Accidentes de trabajo Paraguay “If you are not a man, you should better work on something else”: risk, masculinity and social class among Paraguayan workers in the construction industry of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires “El que no se la banca, mejor que se dedique a otra cosa”: riesgo, masculinidad y clase social entre trabajadores paraguayos en la industria de la construcción del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires “Aquele que não é o homem, é melhor que não trabalhe”: risco, masculinidade e classe social entre os trabalhadores paraguaios na indústria da construção da Grande Buenos Aires info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=1064_oai

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