Social stratification and territory. a comparative study between alto Paraná and Posadass

This article seeks to comparatively analyze the social structure of the Department of Alto Paraná (Paraguay) and the Province of Misiones (Argentina) in relation to the processes of "deterritorialization" and "reterritorialization" of economically subordinated groups based on empirical evidence Through the Permanent Household Surveys (EPHs) of Argentina and Paraguay. The first specific objective is to demonstrate that, although the categories of "insecurity" and "crime" appear to be associated with these spaces, they do not form part of the main reasons given by people who claim to have moved. Another specific objective is to discuss theoretically and conceptually the use of the concepts of "region" or "territory" as mere political-administrative boundaries, to incorporate into its analysis the dimension that this concept has in the identity construction processes of the different classes social. The data analysis strategy was multimethod and consisted in constructing a nomenclator of socio-occupational strata of the economically active population from three simultaneous variables (activity code, activity category and establishment size) for later compare the results between both samples. The main findings of this research show that the middle and popular classes of each of the socio-occupational structures analyzed are those that are most subject to processes of deterritorialization and reterritorialization.