Female Employment and the Social Reproduction of the Puerto Rican Working Class

This article assesses the contribution women make to the social reproduction of working class families in Puerto Rico, a society which has undergone rapid industrialization, migration and urbanization in the period since 1940. The first part of this paper will attempt to explain this phenomenon thro...

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Published in:The International migration review 1984-12, Vol.18 (4), p.1168-1187
Main Author: Safa, Helen I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americas
Behavior
Caribbean Region
Children
Clothing industry
Demography
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Economics
Emigration and Immigration
Employment
Factories
Family Characteristics
Family Relations
Gender roles
Geography
Health Manpower
Income
Industrialization
Industry
Latin America
Length of employment
Marital Status
Marriage
Men
North America
Part IV: From Household to Workplace: Theories and Survey Research on Migrant Women in the Labor Market
Population
Psychology
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico/Puerto Rican/Puerto Ricans
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Unemployment
Urban Population
Urbanization
Woman/Women (see also Female)
Women's Rights
Working women
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Summary:This article assesses the contribution women make to the social reproduction of working class families in Puerto Rico, a society which has undergone rapid industrialization, migration and urbanization in the period since 1940. The first part of this paper will attempt to explain this phenomenon through an analysis of the role of women in the industrialization process in Puerto Rico. In the second part we shall move to a micro-level of analysis in order to understand the impact which women's earnings have on the household economy. Both levels of analysis are necessary if we are to understand the role of women in the social reproduction of working class families in a developing society like Puerto Rico.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1177/019791838401800413