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Stereotypes and ambivalence: The construction of domestic workers in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Source :
- Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography; Jul97, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p159, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- Examines stereotypes of Filipina and British nannies presented by nanny agents in Vancouver, Canada in a series of interviews conducted in 1994. Inconsistency and ambivalence in agent interviews; Maternal substitution, colonial pasts, racial difference and working mothers in anxieties; Implications of the inconsistent portrayal of Filipina nannies for political practice.
- Subjects :
- STEREOTYPES
NANNIES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0966369X
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9708022459
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09663699725413