The incidence of associationism and sociability in the process of social integration in the Chaco during the first half of the 20th century

Abstract

Summary

During the process of occupation of the space and the colonization of the National Territory of the Chaco in Argentina, different stages occurred regarding its socio-economic evolution, which were linked to extractive or productive cycles, and to the respective settlement policies applied since the beginning National State. Due to the very dynamics of these stages; to the heterogeneous composition of a social body in the process of formation, and also to the deficiencies of state care, early associative forms arose that sought to protect common interests, preserve identities of origin -in the case of immigrants-, or promote works or socio-cultural activities of common good. Said associative tendencies, their organized or spontaneous expressions, their respective activities, and the influence of those that were institutionalized in the process of social integration of this jurisdiction during the time when it was a National Territory, are central aspects to be considered in this work, which has been carried out through the use of primary and secondary sources found mainly in regional repositories, and the details of which can be seen in the extension notes and final bibliographic list