Everyday Life in Argentina in the 1960s

ISABELLA COSSE

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History

Oxford University Press

Lugar: en linea; Año: 2016; p. 1 - 1

The 1960s in Argentina were a time convulsed by profound social, cultural, and political change. In this article I argue that there is much insight to be gained into these processes by looking at the everyday, shaped as it is by social class, generation, and gender factors and requiring a long-term perspective. Through that prism, the study of everyday life serves as a gateway to understanding the turbulence produced by shifting demographics, public policies, generational and gender conflicts, and the problems triggered by economic instability and escalating inflation, as well as the ruptures caused by political and social radicalization and the rise of repressive violence.