The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong
(Part of the Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics Series)
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This book explores how abused domestic helpers in Hong Kong discursively construct themselves in sharing sessions with other helpers. A wide variety of competing identities are constructed in the narratives: submissive helper, sacrificial mother, daughter and wife, and powerless traumatised victim, but also resourceful indignant migrant women who, through sharing and peer support, become empowered to fight against abusive employers. This book provides...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1138640476
ISBN13:9781138640474
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:Routledge
Length:242 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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