¿Qué es el hogar y cómo se estudia? Una revisión en Chile (1990-2018)

Entramando cuerpos, hogares y territorios: exploraciones sobre el deshacer hogar de mujeres chaiteninas

“…Para responder esta pregunta, es relevante comprender en primera instancia qué entendemos por hogar. El término hogar lo conceptualizaremos como un campo en permanente disputa (Besoain et al, 2021;Massey, 1992). En este sentido, las formas en que las personas configuran relaciones con su hogar albergan una pluralidad de significados asociados a l a relación persona-ambiente.…”

“…Este planteamiento nos lleva a cuestionar la estrecha y disputada relación entre hogar y familia (Besoain et al, 2021), frecuentemente disociada de la red ecológica antes mencionada. En Chile, la familia se basa principalmente en la noción conyugal en cuanto modelo normativo que ordena relaciones consideradas "normales y naturales".…”

“…To answer this question, it is relevant first to understand what we mean by home. We will conceptualize the term home as a field in permanent dispute (Besoain et al, 2021;Massey, 1992). In this sense, the ways in which people configure relations with their homes harbor a plurality of meanings associated to the person-environment relationship.…”

“…The author argues that, apart from recognizing the inextricable human interdependency with the planet's ecologic network, there is a need to expand the understanding of the "relational" and of the subjective conformation, towards an inclusion of the framework of bonds and attachments established with the non-human beings and communities inhabiting this Earth, like animals, territories, rivers, mountains, among others (Dodds, 2011). This approach leads us to question the narrow and disputed relation between home and family (Besoain et al, 2021), frequently dissociated with the abovementioned ecological web. In Chile, the family is based mainly on the conjugal notion as normative model that regulates relations considered "normal and natural."…”