Domestic labor and the nanny profession: historical fights and current threats

Authors

  • Nanah Sanches Vieira Universidade de Brasília
  • Tânia Mara Campos de Almeida Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v22i1.57899

Abstract

Domestic work, particularly that of babysitting, is scarcely studied and recognized in Brazil. Nowadays, neoliberalism and regression in social and legal guarantees generate strong tension among the most present contingent in this category: Poor black women. In the article, we present research results from Brasília-DF that, based on in-depth interviews, addresses this body, lived in the labor practice of these caregivers, as a space of observation and significance of social relations, distinguished by the intersections of race, gender and class. The body emerges in the data from a historical survey that reveals the complex process of oppression to which they are subjected for generations. In addition, the narratives present the experiences of being a nanny through feelings and physical sensations that range from affection to abjection. Finally, historical struggles of domestic workers are addressed and the current political-economic scenario is problematized as a result of Constitutional Amendment 72/2013.

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Author Biographies

Nanah Sanches Vieira, Universidade de Brasília

Doutoranda pela Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil.

Tânia Mara Campos de Almeida, Universidade de Brasília

Professora doutora da Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brasil.

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Published

2019-05-23

How to Cite

SANCHES VIEIRA, N.; CAMPOS DE ALMEIDA, T. M. Domestic labor and the nanny profession: historical fights and current threats. Sociedade e Cultura, Goiânia, v. 22, n. 1, 2019. DOI: 10.5216/sec.v22i1.57899. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/fcs/article/view/57899. Acesso em: 11 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Thematic Dossier

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