Domesticity as value: The commodification of foodstuffs in precarious rural Russia
Language
en
Chapitre d'ouvrage
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The social meaning of extra money : capitalism and the commodification of domestic and leisure activities. 2019-08-30p. 151-182
Springer International Publishing
English Abstract
This chapter analyzes the process of the commodification of domestic activity from the point of view of vulnerable rural Russians engaged in household-farm production. After describing how people get involved in this type ...Read more >
This chapter analyzes the process of the commodification of domestic activity from the point of view of vulnerable rural Russians engaged in household-farm production. After describing how people get involved in this type of production, the chapter considers the ways in which the activity is organized and analyzes the impacts of market entry on production choice. It then explores vulnerable individuals’ marketization activities and the mechanisms they put in place to singularize their foodstuffs for sale. Singularization efforts promote two main characteristics to make a return on goods: domestic origin and domestic modes of production. Lastly, it focuses on the men involved in this activity and shows that investment in household-farm production has given them the opportunity to access certain forms of social re-legitimation.Read less <
English Keywords
Russia
domesticity
rural
commodification
foodstuffs
Origin
Hal imported