Lawsuits, accusations and betrayals. Moralities in dispute in domestic service in Buenos Aires.

Authors

  • Santiago Canevaro Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) y Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672519648

Keywords:

middle classes, lawsuits, honor, domestic service, affects, Argentina

Abstract

The filing of lawsuits by domestic workers in Buenos Aires is an action to resolve situations they consider unfair. However, this practice becomes, for employers who receive a different meaning according to the type of link they have established with the domestic worker who has begun. Employers who believe they have established a loving relationship with domestic workers found the lawsuit as a moral affront for which they seek redress. This paper examines legal responses of employers as moral narratives which are expressed feelings of indignation, disrespect and betrayal.

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Author Biography

Santiago Canevaro, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) y Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina.

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales e Investigador del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) en la Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) y docente de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina; E-mail: sancanevaro@gmail.com

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Published

2015-09-29

How to Cite

Canevaro, S. (2015). Lawsuits, accusations and betrayals. Moralities in dispute in domestic service in Buenos Aires. Século XXI: Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 26–52. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672519648

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Varia

Section

Articles

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