Abstract
This article concerns homes and families that are organized around home-based production, referring to the cases of Guadalajara and Zapotlanejo in Mexico. It addresses a reconceptualization of home and family as units of production and reproduction. Both the exploitative and the liberating aspects of home-based work are discussed, particularly those for married women who are tied to their homes because of child-rearing responsibilities and who make up the bulk of home-based workers. The division of labor within a family involved in a home-based production, the gender division of home-based work, and the spatial typology of physical modifications to the home are major themes of the article.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 467-489 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of Family Issues |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)