Breaks and Continuities in Gender Roles and Relations. A Study of Family and Labor Experiences and Expectations of Sons and Daughters of Bolivian Migrants in Salta (Argentina)

Abstract

This article is aimed at analyzing the breaks and continuities in gender roles and relations of sons and daughters of Bolivian migrants, particularly those who migrated to Salta province. We were interested in exploring the experiences and expectations young people have with regard to marital life and maternity/paternity, as well as those related to labor. To that end, we studied the way in which these experiences and expectations are close to or far away from the family and labor trajectories of their fathers and mothers. Bolivian peasant men and women that migrated to the northwest of Argentina, became horticultural workers and, for the most part, are permanently living in different horticultural zones of Salta province. According to the stated research objectives, qualitative data collection methods were carried out based on in-depth interviews and participant observation.

Keywords

• roles y relaciones de género
• hijos e hijas de la migración boliviana
• experiencias y expectativas familiares
• experiencias y expectativas laborales
• mercado de trabajo hortícola