book chapter
Negotiating gender, work, and welfare: Familia as productive labor among Puerto Rican in New York City
puerto rican women and work : bridges in transnational labor • Philadelphia • Published In 1996 • Pages: 184-208
By: Torruellas, Rosa M., Benmayor, Rina, Juarbe, Ana.
Abstract
This article is based on the life histories of sixteen Puerto Rican women whom the authors met in an adult literacy program. Although these women have been on welfare, they are not the mythical 'welfare moms' disparaged in the news media. Rather they are hard working people who came to America to improve their life chances. Unfortunately they were caught in a double squeeze of New York's declining garment industry and domestic responsibilities, which forced them to go on welfare as a last resort. The authors argue that the failure to recognize domestic work as productive labor penalizes and stigmatizes mothers, as they struggle to put food on the table and earn respect in a prejudicial system.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Educator
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1986-1991
- Coverage Date
- 1960-1990
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- Rosa M. Torruellas, Rina Benmayor, Ana Juarbe
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 95043822
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans--United States