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The force of domesticity Filipina migrants and globalization

Title
The force of domesticity [electronic resource] : Filipina migrants and globalization / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas.
Author
Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 213 p.)
Series Statement
Nation of newcomers
Uniform Title
Force of domesticity (Online)
Alternative Title
Force of domesticity (Online)
Subject
  • Women foreign workers > United States
  • Women household employees > United States
  • Foreign workers, Filipino
  • Filipino Americans > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : Filipina migrants and the force of domesticity -- Gender ideologies in the Philippines -- Patriarchy and neoliberalism in the globalization of care -- Gender and communication in transnational migrant families -- The place and placelessness of migrant Filipina domestic workers -- The derivative status of Asian American women / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas and Winnie Tam -- The U.S. war on trafficking and the moral disciplining of migrant women -- Conclusion : analyzing gender and migration from the Philippines.
LCCN
2008008052
OCLC
ssj0000607179
Author
Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar.
Title
The force of domesticity [electronic resource] : Filipina migrants and globalization / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2008.
Series
Nation of newcomers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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