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Contrary to the perception that industrial work is confined to factories, Para İle Akraba shows that the domestic home in urban Istanbul is an active site of capitalist production. 4. Gendered Power Structures (Ataerkillik)

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" Para Ile Akraba KitabД±nД±

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 Contrary to the perception that industrial work is

Draft Paper: The Intersection of Kinship and Capital in Urban Turkey: A Review of "Para İle Akraba" I. Executive Summary / Abstract She demonstrates that in the gecekondus, production is

The research relies on interviews and observation in Istanbul neighborhoods.

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

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