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Caring for recognition - young women on their way
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Abstract "The purpose of this qualitative research - based on biographical narrative interviews - is to trace the migration strategies of two young female domestic workers in private households in Germany. The authors interpret their agency mainly as a successful practice of 'coping'. The analysis of the cas... view more
"The purpose of this qualitative research - based on biographical narrative interviews - is to trace the migration strategies of two young female domestic workers in private households in Germany. The authors interpret their agency mainly as a successful practice of 'coping'. The analysis of the case studies reveals that biographical resources, language skills, aspects of class, nation state policies and expectations of the future intersect within the emancipation process. Care and domestic work functions as a strategy to realize long-term migration and thereby emphasizes its fundamental value in societies." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
migration; domestic; housework; caregiving; private household; Federal Republic of Germany; biography; social advancement; social status; life planning; career planning; social background
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 115-130
Journal
Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung, 15 (2014) 1-2
Issue topic
Socialization, family, and gender in the context of migration
ISSN
2196-2146
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed