Such studies demonstrate that dominant discourses about gender affect but cannot determine the daytoday dynamics of labor discipline. Making workers in mexicos global factories download full ebook. All content following this page was uploaded by leslie salzinger on. Producing women femininity on the line free download as powerpoint presentation. In this engrossing and original book, leslie salzinger takes us with her into the gendered world of mexicos global factories.
The social production of gender in queer community adina koch leslie salzinger, advisor abstract over a period of eight months, i conducted an ethnographic comparative study in a northeastern metropolitan area, identifying and exploring a variety of nonnormative social spaces regarding both gender and sexuality. Making workers in mexicos global factories by leslie salzinger 20030403 at. Making workers in mexicos global factories production of gender statistics. Producing women femininity on the line femininity gender. Gender, the law, and narratives of persecution in gender based asylum claims, connie oxford, university of pittsburgh. Dear librarian, i recommend the following resource for library purchase. Male and female labor in the clothing industry in morocco, in haleh afshar ed. Male supervisors are located as voyeurs and young female workers as sexual objects to be consumed. Do her perspectives apply only to women, or can they be extended beyond gender to other demographic forms of difference. Making workers in mexicos global factories by leslie salzinger university of california press, 2003. University of california press, jects at particimex and andromex enable 2003. The course aims to be fairly broadbased in its coverage of gender and work.
Read book, can skip chapter 17, choose 4 of 5 cases in book. In place of fixed notions of femininity in global capitalism, genders in production offers fertile ground for further study, a much more encouraging alternative in our opinion. Production of gender in global firms salzinger, leslie. Making workers in mexicos global factories paperback or softback salzinger, leslie published by university of california press 432003 2003. Making workers in mexico s global factories full collection. Genders in production by leslie salzinger is a groundbreaking study about production processes in mexicos maquiladoras.
These partial derivatives are uniquely determined if df is an exact differential. Department of gender studies gnvn05 gender in a global world 7,5 higher education credits jones, hannah, yasmin gunaratnam, gargi bhattacharyya, william davies. These articles can be found on tulanes electronic reserves. Please click button to get genders in production book now. Download pdf genders in production making workers in mexicos.
One such debate about transition was the indian modesof production debate. Organizing multiidentity movements by sharon kurtz. We predict that this book will become one of the most widely read on class identity in the next decade. Her careful ethnographic work, personal voice, and sophisticated analysis capture the feel of life inside the maquiladoras and make a compelling case that. The constitution and consequences of femaleness and maleness in mexicos maquiladoras. We will consider both paid and unpaid work and examine research at multiple levels of analysis, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Taking into consideration recent immigration and customs enforcement ice workplace raids, this project argues that american and mexican factory workers subjectivities are constructed within factory walls and reproduced in the process of ice raids. An important case study by salzinger 2003 compared gender relations in four.
Making workers in mexicos global factories production of gender statistics mainstreaming a gender perspective in statistics means that gender issues and gender based biases are systematically taken into account in the production of all official statistics and at. Leslie salzinger s book genders in production is a fascinating ethnography focused on the global factories of mexicos northern border. Electronic reservesyou will also read a number of articles for this course. Genders in production by leslie salzinger paperback university. Youll learn how to study gender from a sociological perspective. The instructor may have changed specific course content and requirements subsequent to posting this syllabus. Download pdf genders in production making workers in. Jun 04, 2007 in place of fixed notions of femininity in global capitalism, genders in production offers fertile ground for further study, a much more encouraging alternative in our opinion. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
In such a setting, framing shopfloor sexuality as aberrant distracts from its primary, and equally problematic. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. In the third section, i discuss and problematize topdown and bottomup alternatives to the sweatshop model and the exploitative labor. You grade will be determined by your performance in the following areas. Rural women, citizenship and domestic violence in south africa, janet hinson shope. Leslie salzinger wants to know how gender shapes what she refers to as transnational production. Courses sociology of gender sociology of work labor. The indian modes of production debates the question of how to think differencefromcapital was at the center of a variety of transition and development debates. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Unfortunately, although salzinger adeptly draws out the nuances of context in gender construction as it pertains to the case studies, when it comes to the larger context of contemporary research in the field, the brush. The transformation of dirty workby central american immigrants. Women offshore assembly industry workers mexico ciudad juarez case studies. Leslie salzinger in this engrossing and original book, leslie salzinger takes us with her into the gendered world of mexicos global factories. Apr, 20 my definition of gender equity is not all encompassing and is specifically designed for the purpose of evaluating the ds.
Known as maquiladoras, these production factories of many multinational corporations are well known for their cheap labor. This will be an invaluable resource for myself and my colleagues. Hegemonic ideologies always intersect with local histories and demographies, production processes, and. I describe working conditions at the two stores, including the segregation of jobs, scheduling. My definition of gender equity is not all encompassing and is specifically designed for the purpose of evaluating the ds. This article explores race, gender, and class inequalities in the social organization of retail work. Interrogating gender and globalization fall 2005 friday, 1. Sexual divisions of labor in exportoriented manufacturing. Unfortunately, although salzinger adeptly draws out the nuances of context in gender construction as it pertains to the case studies, when it comes to the larger context of contemporary research in the field, the brush strokes remain too wide. The underbelly of global commodity chains timmerman, kelsey, where am i eating. Genders in production making workers in mexicos global factories. Worker efficiency and desirability are conflated and workers become subject to management for the affirmation of both. A study of workers in noida export processing zone, india urvashi sonisinha mcmaster university, canada abstract the paper analyses the discursive construction of the gender division of labour in machinemade jewellery production in the noida export processing zone nepz, india.
Making workers in mexicos global factories by leslie salzinger. This fascinating book should appeal to academics, feminists, labor activists and others who may be interested in learning about the dynamic processes by which globalization exploits gender for profit. Cambio system is a concept discusses in leslie salzinger s book genders in production, chapter 5 when analyzing the factory particimex. Genders in production by leslie salzinger paperback. Leslie salzinger department of gender and womens studies. Leslie salzinger is associate professor and vice chair of research of gender and womens studies at uc berkeley. Please note that this syllabus should be regarded as only a general guide to the course.
Her careful ethnographic work, personal voice, and sophisticated analysis capture the feel of life inside the maquiladoras and make a compelling case that transnational production is a gendered process. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Gender equity however also requires the move away from androcentric notions of social value. I report on a participantobservation study of two toy stores. She got her phd in sociology at uc berkeley and previously taught in the sociology departments at the university of chicago and and boston college.
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