La construcción simbólica de un mercado de trabajo feminizado en la ciudad de Tánger: Una aproximación.

This article analyzes the symbolic construction of labor markets in apparel firms in Tangier, Morocco. The point of departure is the idea that in order to face the emptiness that individualization, pluralism, and life-world fragmentation cause, intermediate institutions are needed to guide the actions of individuals. Civic organizations arc conceived of as intermediate institutions that challenge the direction of the actions of women who are working in firms that have relocated to this border city. These civic organizations, through their practices and discourses--including resistance, integration and exclusion--contribute to the construction of these labor markets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]