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Impression et sauvegarde

Article de journal

Stereotypes and Ambivalence: the construction of domestic workers in Vancouver, British Columbia

Date

1997

Auteurs

G. Pratt

Résumé

This article examines stereotypes of Filipina and British nannies presented by nanny agents in Vancouver, Canada in a serie s of interviews conducted in 1994, and then considers the influence of these stereotypes in structuring the work conditions of each group of domestic worker. Working with B hab ha’ s concept of ambivalence and Kaplan’ s ideas about the `impossibility ’ of the concept, `mother’, the agent interviews are then reread for signs of inconsistency and ambivalence. The British nanny is portrayed as both superior in terms of training and temperament, but cold and controlling. The Filipina nanny is both uncivilised and poorly motivated, and well-educated. These ambivalences are read in terms of anxieties about maternal substitution, colonial pasts, racial difference, and working mothers. Some implications of the inconsistency in agents’ portrayals of Filipina nannies for political practice are briefly outlined.

Journal title

Gender, Place and Culture

Volume

4

Numéro

2

Page numbers

159-177

Fichiers joints

Liens

Secteurs économiques

Occupations in services - Domestic work

Groupes cibles

Travailleurs (im)migrants, Employeurs et agences de recrutement, Chercheurs et ONG/groupes communautaires/réseaux de solidarité

Domaines de réglementation

Agences de recrutement et de placement et Droit à l’égalité (origine nationale)

Pertinence géographique

Colombie-Britannique, Philippines, Royaume-Uni et Vietnam

Sphères d’activité

Études culturelles et ethniques, Géographie, Psychologie et Socioligie

Langues

Anglais