Defending the Family
Female Begging and the Policing of Female Begging on the Streets of Pinochet's Santiago (1973-90)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3320368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leith Passmore (Universidad Andres Bello, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 521-543 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x20000589 |
| OpenAlex | W3032070135 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Economic crises during Chile's civic-military dictatorship (1973-90) forced a growing number of people onto the streets, including women who commuted from peripheral neighbourhoods to beg in downtown Santiago. Under military rule, impoverished women in public spaces became a police problem. Despite their constant presence on the streets throughout the twentieth century, Chile's begging laws were rarely applied to women, except for a brief period under Pinochet, when begging emerged as a female crime in Santiago. This paper examines female begging and the policing of female begging, revealing both to be framed as a defence of the family
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |