The Contributions of Heleieth Saffioti to the Analysis of Domestic Work in Brazil

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v23i43.52171

Keywords:

work, domestic employment, Heleieth Saffioti.

Abstract

This article seeks to present the contributions of Heleieth Saffioti to the analysis of the function and nature of domestic work under capitalism. For that purpose, we study Saffioti’s principle works and we connect them to Marx’s debate on the configurations of work in capitalist society, especially the debate on productive and unproductive work. Saffioti defines domestic work as a non-capitalist work activity paid with the personal income of the family and/or the individual employer and having as its principle function the reproduction of the labor force.

Author Biographies

Renata Gomes da Costa, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)

Doutora em Serviço Social. Docente da Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

Monique Soares Vieira, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Borja-RS, Brasil.

Doutora em Serviço Social. Professora do curso de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Borja-RS, Brasil.

Published

2021-01-05

How to Cite

Gomes da Costa, R., & Soares Vieira, M. (2021). The Contributions of Heleieth Saffioti to the Analysis of Domestic Work in Brazil. Lutas Sociais, 23(43), 271–284. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v23i43.52171