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Revista mexicana de sociología
On-line version ISSN 2594-0651Print version ISSN 0188-2503
Abstract
VELAZQUEZ GUTIERREZ, Margarita. Desastres sociales: sismos, reconstrucción e igualdad de género. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2018, vol.80, n.spe, pp.149-158. ISSN 2594-0651. https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2018.0.57777.
On September 19th, thirty-two years after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City, a similar phenomenon reminded all Mexicans how natural events can upset our everyday lives. That day, as in 1985, many of those who died were women. This article discusses why this history repeats itself and how gender and inequities (economic, social and political) have influenced the construction of the notion of social disaster.
Keywords : social disaster; earthquake; gender inequalities; women; reconstruction; Mexico City; care economy.