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Collectivism or Isolation? Gender Relations in Urban La Paz, Bolivia
Author(s) -
Koch Julie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00152.x
Subject(s) - solidarity , collective action , latin americans , collectivism , isolation (microbiology) , action (physics) , gender studies , political science , sociology , development economics , economic growth , individualism , economics , law , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , quantum mechanics , politics , biology
Latin American women's extensive collective action outside and inside the household has been paid much attention in the literature over the years. Only a handful of studies have challenged the arguments that Latin American women generally organise together and show solidarity with one another. This paper argues that women's collective action in contemporary urban Bolivia is relatively weak, both outside and within the household. The consequence is that women are isolated to a degree not hitherto recognised, an isolation women cope with in different ways.