Masculinity, conflicts and solidarities in the world of railway work in Argentina (1912-1917)
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-9222.2009v1n2p94Keywords:
masculinity, working class history, railroad workersAbstract
By taking gender as a concept of analysis, this article explores masculine ideals articulated and inculcated by one of the most important railroad union in Argentina, la Federación Obrera Ferrocarrilera, from its origins in 1912 until the first railroad general strike in 1917. It concentrates on railroaders’ correspondence to the union journal to examine working class notions of honor and respectability, their adherence to paternal responsibility and the breadwinner ideology and their appeal to male bonds and fraternity to strengthen solidarity at the workplace. In so doing, this article seeks to contribute to current studies on working class masculinity in Latin America, still one of the least research topics of gender relations in the region.
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