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Madams and maids in Southern Africa: coping with uncertainties, and the art of mutual zombification
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Abstract Drawing largely on a just completed empirical study this paper argues that like elsewhere in Africa & the world, maids in South Africa & Botswana, notably migrant maids from Zimbabwe, are subjected to the vicissitudes of ultra-exploitation. They, like their employers are all concerned with the uncer... mehr
Drawing largely on a just completed empirical study this paper argues that like elsewhere in Africa & the world, maids in South Africa & Botswana, notably migrant maids from Zimbabwe, are subjected to the vicissitudes of ultra-exploitation. They, like their employers are all concerned with the uncertainties that plague their lives. Although employers are assumed to be in positions of power, their reality is often more nuanced & prone to constant negotiations with & concessions to maids. At one level, their own preoccupation with avoiding uncertainties by maintaining whatever advantages they can cultivate implies that vis-a-vis their maids, the employers cannot always afford to enjoy the benefits of being in control. Structural inequalities notwithstanding, mutual zombification seems to be the order of the day between maids & madams.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
soziale Beziehungen; südliches Afrika; Hausangestellte; Frau; Mädchen; Migrant; Botswana; Arbeitsbedingungen; Arbeitgeber
Klassifikation
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Migration
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
South Africa; Domestics; Work Environment; Females; Employers; Migrants
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2005
Seitenangabe
S. 181-196
Zeitschriftentitel
Afrika Spectrum, 40 (2005) 2
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung