Guillermina Altomonte is Assistant Professor of Sociology at New York University. Her research analyzes how cultural and material forces shape markets of care, particularly for the elderly. Her current book project draws on ethnography, interviews, and archival material to interrogate independence as a remarkably undisputed goal for old age in the United States. She has also studied the relationship of class privilege to the cultural legitimation of the assisted living industry in Santiago de Chile, where she grew up. Guillermina joined the Carework Network Steering Committee in 2014 and co-chaired the Third Global Summit in Costa Rica in 2023.
Select Publications:
- Class and Culture in the Making of an Assisted Living Market. Socio-Economic Review.
- Coordinating Illness and Insurance Trajectories: Evidence from a Post-Acute Care Unit. Social Science & Medicine.
- Autonomy on the Horizon: Comparing Institutional Approaches to Disability and Elder Care (with Adrianna Munson). Theory and Society 50(6): 935–963.
