Publication: Family incomes in the industrial periphery. The urban centres of rural Mallorca and the Menorcan cities, ca. 1920-30
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Morey Tous, Antònia ; Seguí Beltrán, Andreu ; Pujadas-Mora, Joana Maria
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https://doi.org/10.6018/areas.629051
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Este artículo estima los ingresos de las familias trabajadoras de los distritos rurales manufactureros y agrícolas de Mallorca y Menorca. Se centra en los hogares de jornaleros formados por una unidad conyugal e hijos a cargo (clasificados como tipo 3b en la clasificación de Laslett), una etapa de la vida marcada por una especial vulnerabilidad. Con este enfoque, examinamos la contribución relativa de los ingresos del jefe masculino en los hogares de clase trabajadora y exploramos si los cambios socioeconómicos contemporáneos afectaron más profundamente a las familias manufactureras o rurales. Los resultados ponen de relieve los importantes desafíos a los que se enfrentaron la mayoría de los hogares para comprar bienes básicos, lo que demuestra que los ingresos masculinos por sí solos fueron insuficientes para garantizar la subsistencia familiar. Esto subraya el papel fundamental de la producción de subsistencia, particularmente dentro de las comunidades rurales, como una forma de ingreso en la sombra que desempeñó un papel fundamental en el sostenimiento de estos hogares.
This article estimates the income of working families in the rural manufacturing and agricultural districts of Mallorca and Menorca. It focuses on day labourer households consisting of a conjugal unit and dependent children (classified as type 3b in Laslett’s classification), a life stage marked by vulnerability. With this focus, we examine the relative contribution of the male head’s income in working-class households and explore whether contemporary socioeconomic changes affected manufacturing or rural families more profoundly. The findings highlight the significant challenges most households faced in purchasing basic goods, demonstrating that male income alone was insufficient to ensure family subsistence. This underscores the critical role of subsistence production, particularly within rural communities, as a form of shadow income that played a pivotal role in sustaining these households.
This article estimates the income of working families in the rural manufacturing and agricultural districts of Mallorca and Menorca. It focuses on day labourer households consisting of a conjugal unit and dependent children (classified as type 3b in Laslett’s classification), a life stage marked by vulnerability. With this focus, we examine the relative contribution of the male head’s income in working-class households and explore whether contemporary socioeconomic changes affected manufacturing or rural families more profoundly. The findings highlight the significant challenges most households faced in purchasing basic goods, demonstrating that male income alone was insufficient to ensure family subsistence. This underscores the critical role of subsistence production, particularly within rural communities, as a form of shadow income that played a pivotal role in sustaining these households.
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Áreas: Revista internacional de Ciencias Sociales, N. 47, 2024
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