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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 448-470). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 11, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195).

by Law Yuk-fung, Cherry. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-128). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.xi / Abstract --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1-7 / Chapter 1.1 --- An overview / Chapter 1.2 --- Research questions / Chapter 1.3 --- Conceptualization of the research topic / Chapter 1.4 --- Objective and significance / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Literature Review --- p.8-30 / Chapter 2.1 --- Theoretical perspectives / Chapter 2.2 --- Researches on racism and biased representation in media / Chapter 2.3 --- Researches on domestic servants / Chapter 2.4 --- Limitations on past researches / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Methodology --- p.31-38 / Chapter 3.1 --- Textual analysis of cultural representations / Chapter 3.2 --- In-depth interviews / Chapter 3.3 --- Contextualization of the study / Chapter Chapter Four: --- A socio-historical analysis: the Coming of Filipino Maids in Hong Kong --- p.39-48 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Cultural Representation of Filipino Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong --- p.49-81 / Chapter 5.1 --- Media images of Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong / Chapter 5.2 --- Public sentiments of Hong Kong people towards the Filipino domestic helpers (over certain social protests) / Chapter 5.3 --- Social practices of Hong Kong people towards the Filipino domestic helpers at societal level / Chapter Chapter Six: --- The Interplay between Cultural Representations and Social Practices ´ؤ Findings and Discussion --- p.82-112 / Chapter 6.1. --- General findings / Chapter 6.2. --- "Employers' perceptions, values and beliefs behind their social practices" / Chapter 6.3. --- Interplay between cultural representations and social practices / Chapter 6.4. --- Theoretical linkages with the findings / Chapter Chapter Seven: --- Conclusion --- p.113-117 / Bibliography / Appendices: / Chapter I. --- Core questions of the in-depth interviews / Chapter II. --- Interviewees' profile / Chapter III. --- Figures of employment of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong / Chapter IV. --- "Filipino maid suspected in child abuse, behavior being recorded" / Chapter V. --- Books targeted at Filipino maids' employers / Chapter VI. --- "A visual icon for a news story about ""TeleEye""" / Chapter VII. --- News photographs of Filipino domestic helpers about they are dressing too sexy / Chapter VIII. --- Visual elements in the advertisement of employment agencies for Filipino domestic helpers / Chapter IX. --- """Maria"" ´ؤ a popular comedy with Filipino maid, called ""Maria"", as central figure" / Chapter X. --- "News headlines using the Cantonese term “bun mui"""

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In the dearth of literature regarding domestic workers in general, there is a notable absence of the relationships formed between domestic workers and their employers’ children. Nine young white adults who self-identified themselves as having a close relationship with their families’ domestic workers for a minimum of ten years, were interviewed on the nature of this closeness and what it means in the context of the family and in South Africa. These participants shared the significance of their domestic workers in their lives, highlighting their integration into the family structure. These women often filled in for absent parents or mediated conflicted parent-child interactions, serving as a unique support system for the participants. However, contradictory evidence was also apparent as the boundaries between domestic workers and the participants’ families were described. Issues of race and social difference were cloaked in a silence perceived to be an aspect of concealing the uncomfortable elements of whiteness and the implicit understandings of the institution of domestic work. When these matters were addressed, the interviewees were often ambivalent about their own role in maintaining this norm. Exploring the less than perfect parts of the relationship with these caregivers seemed to threaten the very foundations of the relationship. The findings in this report support the argument that having multiple caregivers is optimal for children’s development but when the third caregiver is a black domestic worker the benefits of this arrangement are complicated by racial, social and class constructions. Moreover, constructions of the ideal Western family create friction in allowing a non-relative to be fully integrated into the family.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-09-03T12:59:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Débora Laís Silva de Oliveira.pdf: 2884758 bytes, checksum: 821013806a9c83cd24088b073cf02d4d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-03T12:59:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Débora Laís Silva de Oliveira.pdf: 2884758 bytes, checksum: 821013806a9c83cd24088b073cf02d4d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-17 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This research is based on the Critical Social Psychology and aims to analyze the identity policies toward domestic workers. It aims, as well, to identify how such policies shape the praxis of daily life, understanding what could be possibilities of recognition for the worker in this context and how it would be possible to question the current praxis and reinvent labor relations. With these goals in mind, the research problem outlines as follows: Faced with identity policies and its effects on the praxis of everyday, what are the possibilities of recognition and reinvention of these praxis? The social relevance of this research demonstrates itself on the contemporaneity and magnitude of the domestic work, both in political and social terms, such as the increase of media attention and law advancement, as in quantitative terms. The methodological is based on the notion of sintagma identity-metamorphosis-emancipation, using life trajectory narrative. The remaining items are divided into two parts. The first, called "Yes, madam!", demonstrates the routes of socialization, obedience and submission and it is composed by reflections on the importance of socialization on identity formation (chapter 3). The second part, called "No, sir!", refers to the need of questioning social habits and promoting discomfort on the identity policies that have been reproduced. Chapter 5 presents buzzing and noises that the media have occasioned on regulatory identity policies. At last, the final considerations (chapter 6) draw reflections on the historical constructions of domestic work, which are imprinted in the relations on the context of such work: the naturalized invisibility, the work overload and the depreciative recognition. The necessity for a search toward social recognition, in the terms of Honneth (2003) and for the importance of domestic work were highlighted. In this direction, the vindication for more dignified work conditions, toward emancipatory possibilities, was indicated / A presente pesquisa, na perspectiva da Psicologia Social Crítica, tem como objetivo analisar as políticas de identidade voltadas para as trabalhadoras domésticas. Objetiva, também, identificar como tais políticas moldam as práticas no fazer de cada dia, compreendendo quais as possibilidades de reconhecimento da trabalhadora nesse contexto e de qual forma é possível questionar as práticas e reinventar as relações de trabalho. Com estes objetivos, delineia-se o problema da pesquisa da seguinte maneira: Diante das políticas identitárias e dos seus efeitos no fazer de cada dia, quais são as possibilidades de reconhecimento e de reinvenção dessas práticas? A relevância social dessa pesquisa manifesta-se na contemporaneidade e magnitude do trabalho doméstico, tanto em termos sociais e políticos, como o aumento da abordagem das mídias comunicativas e os avanços legais, quanto em termos quantitativos. O percurso metodológico (capítulo 2) foi baseado na perspectiva do sintagma identidade-metamorfose-emancipação, utilizando-se narrativas de história de vida. Os demais itens do trabalho foram divididos em duas partes. A primeira, nomeada “Sim, Senhora!”, demonstra os caminhos da socialização, obediência e submissão. Assim, foi composta por reflexões sobre a importância da socialização na formação identitária (capítulo 3). A segunda parte, denominada “Não, Senhor!”, refere-se à necessidade de questionar os hábitos sociais e promover incômodos nas políticas de identidade que se tem reproduzido. O capítulo 5 apresenta zumbidos e ruídos que as mídias têm ocasionado no que se refere às políticas identitárias regulatórias. Por fim, as considerações finais (no capítulo 6) trazem reflexões acerca das construções históricas do trabalho doméstico, as quais marcam as relações no contexto desse trabalho, quais sejam: a invisibilidade naturalizada, a sobrecarga e o reconhecimento depreciativo. Destaca-se a necessidade de uma busca pelo reconhecimento social, nos termos de Honneth (2003) e da importância do trabalho doméstico. Nesse sentido, buscou-se pensar possibilidades emancipatórias, a partir da reivindicação por condições de trabalho mais dignas

This document is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree: Master of Arch[Prof] at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in the year 2015 / Domestic workers in South Africa are a vulnerable work force who are not financially or socially recognised for the significant role they play in sustaining homes, suburbs and society. The topic of domestic work serves as a lens through which to analyse the intersectional issues of race, gender and class in South Africa and their spatial manifestations. I have found that spatial principles employed, historically and currently, play a substantial role in creating or upholding the unbalanced power relationship governing domestic work. The spatial techniques of separation, isolation, concealment, surveillance, front to back and leisure to work relationships for example, have become so mundane and normalized in South African society that it is difficult to identify these factors as facilitators of race, gender and class discrimination. My spatial approach is to utilize these principles in a way that disrupts and draws attention to their original objective. The program aims to recognise the significance of this occupation, give domestic Workers collective power to negotiate their working conditions and facilitate social mobility. The building is a mix-use centre which incorporates business, accommodation, communal and public facilities, activities and gathering spaces a landscaped park. The business facilities incorporate existing services in a more formalized, professionalized manner, ensuring fair remuneration and recognition for quality services. The centre additionally provides services in more interactive, sustainable and economically efficient ways than they are traditionally provided for in individual private homes. These communal services include a children’s day care, public laundry and eatery. The intention is to create a prototype that may be reproduced in any suburb thereby creating a network of centres. The selection of the park in Norwood as a site serves to reactivate an underutilized public space and in so doing challenge the existing relationships of work and leisure, public and private and social hierarchies in the suburb. The position of this project in the relatively, sparsely populated suburbs would change the racial and financial demographic. It would be a new typology for high density, low cost/ government subsidised housing in a way that integrates infrastructure and public space. / EM2017