Maternalism and Latin American Feminist Discourses on Caregiving Work: A Fabric in Tension

With the objective of identifying the specificity of the Latin American feminist discussion on the work of caregiving, several overlapping elements are analyzed that define it. The centrality of the maternal figure and the family ideology that emphasizes the relational character of caregiving is hig...

• Main Author: Flores, Roberta Liliana (author)
• Other Authors: Tena Guerrero, Oliva (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Cuidado; Trabajo; Maternalismo; Sostenibilidad de la vida; Derechos humanos; Ética del cuidado; América Latina; Work of caregiving; Relation of caregiving; Maternity; Sustainability of life; Human rights; Caregiving ethic; Latin America.
• Online Access: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1426