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The late 20th/early 21st-century rise of small-scale manufacturing (garment, textile, etc.) in third-world countries and its integration into global production. III. Key Themes and Arguments 1. The Blurring of "Kinship" and "Capital"
Female labor in Istanbul, specifically within manufacturing networks connected to the global market.
Despite being an academic ethnography, the book is noted for its accessible, almost narrative style, avoiding overly dry, technical language. Para Ile Akraba KitabД±nД±
Para İle Akraba (2015) by Jenny B. White is a seminal anthropological ethnography that explores the "informal" labor of women in Istanbul’s gecekondu (squatter) neighborhoods. White argues that small-scale, home-based production is not a survival mechanism separate from capitalism but rather a crucial component of global capitalist relations. By utilizing kinship ties to organize labor, the "exploited" role of women is masked by traditional "social" roles (daughter, wife, mother). II. Introduction
Jenny B. White, Para İle Akraba , Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. The Blurring of "Kinship" and "Capital" Female labor
The work highlights that women's labor is perceived as temporary or secondary to their household duties, making them highly exploitable and easily discarded by contractors. The "kız evlat" (daughter), "eş" (wife), and "anne" (mother) roles are used to camouflage the harsh reality of long hours and low pay. 3. The City as a Site of Production
White challenges the notion that traditional family life and modern capitalism are separate spheres. She demonstrates that in the gecekondus, production is organized along kinship lines. A mother might employ her daughter or neighbor, framing the exploitative labor conditions as "helping out" or "dayanışma" (solidarity). 2. The Role of Women as "Disposable" Labor White is a seminal anthropological ethnography that explores
Focuses on the complex relationships between neighbors, relatives, and intermediate labor brokers. V. Conclusion and Impact