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Working as a maid in Shanghai: a comparative study of the lives and employment of Chinese and Filipina domestic helpers.

Chen, Yingjun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 204-207). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Statement of problem --- p.1 / Literature review --- p.3 / Methodology --- p.14 / The structure of the thesis --- p.19 / Chapter 2 --- Domestic Service Market in Shanghai --- p.21 / Two operating systems --- p.21 / An unregulated market --- p.24 / Conflicts between agencies and maids --- p.29 / From the local to foreign domestic service market --- p.37 / Chapter 3 --- Chinese Maids in Shanghai: A Personal Profile --- p.47 / "Salary, days off and live-in/out" --- p.47 / Who are they and why did they come to Shanghai to work as maids? --- p.50 / Coming and leaving: Two stories --- p.55 / Living in Shanghai --- p.59 / Conflicts among maids --- p.65 / What value do maids place on their job? --- p.68 / Future plans --- p.71 / Chapter 4 --- "Chinese Maids: The Explicit, the Implicit and the Unsaid in the Pre-Job Phase" --- p.75 / Unspoken rules of being a proper maid --- p.75 / Factors affecting hiring a maid --- p.82 / Factors affecting accepting a job --- p.93 / Chapter 5 --- The Chinese Maid-Employer Relationship: Conflicts and Resistance --- p.102 / Conflicts with employers --- p.102 / Resistance --- p.128 / Chapter 6 --- Filipina Maids in Shanghai: A Personal Profile --- p.134 / Where do Filipina maids work in Shanghai? --- p.134 / Who are these Filipina maids and who are their employers? --- p.136 / Legal status --- p.138 / Why did Filipinas come to China to work as maids? --- p.141 / Living in Shanghai --- p.146 / About Grace --- p.152 / Future plans --- p.155 / Maids´ة dual identities in Shanghai --- p.156 / Chapter 7 --- The Employment of Filipina Maids and the Employer-Filipina Maid Relationship --- p.162 / Reasons for hiring Filipina maids --- p.162 / Problems with employers --- p.174 / Chapter 8 --- Pulling the Strands Together: Power Relationships --- p.190 / Power is the core --- p.190 / The causes --- p.193 / The consequence --- p.199 / A visual depiction of the relationship and its causes --- p.202 / Bibliography --- p.204

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326994
Date January 2010
ContributorsChen, Yingjun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, iv, 207 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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