Precarity of Subsistence: Social Reproduction Among South African Nurses

IF 3.3 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Feminist Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI:10.1080/13545701.2022.2123950

Jennifer Cohen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The concept of precarity extends beyond insecure wage work into the conditions of social reproduction: supporting dependents can expose even securely employed, relatively well-paid workers to precarity. Qualitative data from public hospital nurses in Johannesburg reveal how responsibility for social reproduction can contribute to precarity among women in some contexts. This study maps nurses’ household networks to obtain a conservative estimate of dependency. Excerpts from interviews demonstrate how responsibilities are converted into precarity through household networks across different marital statuses, household structures, and ages. HIGHLIGHTS Securely employed, professional women may have precarious lives. Familial dependency can induce precarity among black women employed in nursing in South Africa. South African nurses were distressed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gendered value systems and norms contribute to precarious subsistence. Universal basic income could mitigate micro-level crises of social reproduction.

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生存不稳定:南非护士的社会再生产

不稳定性的概念从不安全的工资工作延伸到社会再生产的条件:支持家属甚至可以暴露安全就业，相对高薪的工人不稳定。来自约翰内斯堡公立医院护士的定性数据显示，在某些情况下，社会再生产的责任如何导致妇女的不稳定。本研究绘制了护士的家庭网络，以获得依赖性的保守估计。访谈节选表明，责任如何通过不同婚姻状况、家庭结构和年龄的家庭网络转化为不稳定。职业女性有稳定的工作，她们的生活可能不稳定。在南非从事护理工作的黑人妇女中，家庭依赖可能导致不稳定。在COVID-19大流行之前，南非护士感到痛苦。性别化的价值体系和规范助长了不稳定的生存。全民基本收入可以缓解微观层面的社会再生产危机。

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Feminist Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

7.50

自引率

4.30%

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期刊介绍： Feminist Economics is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an open forum for dialogue and debate about feminist economic perspectives. By opening new areas of economic inquiry, welcoming diverse voices, and encouraging critical exchanges, the journal enlarges and enriches economic discourse. The goal of Feminist Economics is not just to develop more illuminating theories but to improve the conditions of living for all children, women, and men. Feminist Economics: -Advances feminist inquiry into economic issues affecting the lives of children, women, and men -Examines the relationship between gender and power in the economy and the construction and legitimization of economic knowledge -Extends feminist theoretical, historical, and methodological contributions to economics and the economy -Offers feminist insights into the underlying constructs of the economics discipline and into the historical, political, and cultural context of economic knowledge -Provides a feminist rethinking of theory and policy in diverse fields, including those not directly related to gender -Stimulates discussions among diverse scholars worldwide and from a broad spectrum of intellectual traditions, welcoming cross-disciplinary and cross-country perspectives, especially from countries in the South