Care workers in foster homes for girls and boys in Mexico

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/stra.67866
Keywords: Care, Work, Childhood, Professionalization, Social assistance

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to explore the employment status of caregivers of girls and boys in foster homes in Mexico. For this, a documentary investigation was carried out. The Social Assistance Housing Census carried out in 2015 was used as a reference; as well as information provided by the National Council for Standardization and Certification of Labor Competencies, regarding the certification in the competence standard EC0934 Attention of children and adolescents in social assistance establishments. The investigation allowed to account for different types of caregivers, an incipient recognition of this activity and possible lines of research.

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Yasmín Hernández Romero, Dra., Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

Licenciada en Sociología. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Maestra en Sociología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Doctora en Estudios Sociales. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Unidad Iztapapala.

Profesora de tiempo completo de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

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Published
2020-07-17
How to Cite
Hernández Romero Y., Rodríguez García C. y Vargas Santillán M. D. L. (2020). Care workers in foster homes for girls and boys in Mexico. Sociología del Trabajo, 96, 85-95. https://doi.org/10.5209/stra.67866
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No. 96 (2020): La cuestión jornalera entre dos crisis
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