Shu-Ju Ada Cheng
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 280485 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Shu-Ju Ada Cheng |
| NOMBRES | Shu-Ju Ada |
| APELLIDO | Cheng |
| FIRMA | CHENG S A |
| AFILIACIONES | DePaul University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 49 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Mixed Methods? Do They Really Work? A Commentary
In this short commentary, I comment on the state and popularity of mixed methods in social sciences in recent decades. While quantitative and qualitative methods are considered complementary, I question the use of mixed methods by scholars without deeper reflections on the epistemological and methodological foundations of these two methods. My contention is that researchers cannot simply combine qualitative and quantitative methods without explic…
Women and Media
Rethinking the Globalization of Domestic Service
This article examines the configuration of domestic service within local milieus under globalization. Using Taiwan as a case study, the author argues that the state continues to have an impact even in this age of global interdependence. The management of foreign domestics within employers’households is not only important for labor control but also central to the state’s administration over alien subjects. The case of Taiwan calls attention to the…
A Roof over My Head
Contextual Politics of Difference in Transnational Care
The construction of foreign domestics as 'Others' has been a critical process to the globalization of domestic service. While the globalization of domestic service has been associated with a transnational female labour force, the transnational labour system has always been reconstituted as a new labour regime consistent with local particularity. In this article, I examine how Taiwanese employers discursively construct the otherness of their Filip…
The Paradox of Natural Mothering
Rethinking The Globalization Of Domestic Service
This article examines the configuration of domestic service within local milieus under globalization. Using Taiwan as a case study, the author argues that the state continues to have an impact even in this age of global interdependence. The management of foreign domestics within employers' households is not only important for labor control but also central to the state's administration over alien subjects. The case of Taiwan calls attention to th…
Migrant Women Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
The concentration of women in certain occupations has been the main feature characterizing the feminization of migration in the Asian region during the last two decades. A gender-sensitive approach is essential in understanding the particular vulnerability facing these migrant women workers. This paper is concerned with the situation of migrant women domestic workers in East and Southeast Asia. It discusses the context of housework that has rende…
Rethinking The Globalization Of Domestic Service
This article examines the configuration of domestic service within local milieus under globalization. Using Taiwan as a case study, the author argues that the state continues to have an impact even in this age of global interdependence. The management of foreign domestics within employers' households is not only important for labor control but also central to the state's administration over alien subjects. The case of Taiwan calls attention to th…
Migrant Women Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
The concentration of women in certain occupations has been the main feature characterizing the feminization of migration in the Asian region during the last two decades. A gender-sensitive approach is essential in understanding the particular vulnerability facing these migrant women workers. This paper is concerned with the situation of migrant women domestic workers in East and Southeast Asia. It discusses the context of housework that has rende…
Contextual Politics of Difference in Transnational Care
The construction of foreign domestics as 'Others' has been a critical process to the globalization of domestic service. While the globalization of domestic service has been associated with a transnational female labour force, the transnational labour system has always been reconstituted as a new labour regime consistent with local particularity. In this article, I examine how Taiwanese employers discursively construct the otherness of their Filip…
Migrant Women Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
The concentration of women in certain occupations has been the main feature characterizing the feminization of migration in the Asian region during the last two decades. A gender-sensitive approach is essential in understanding the particular vulnerability facing these migrant women workers. This paper is concerned with the situation of migrant women domestic workers in East and Southeast Asia. It discusses the context of housework that has rende…
The Paradox of Natural Mothering
Rethinking The Globalization Of Domestic Service
This article examines the configuration of domestic service within local milieus under globalization. Using Taiwan as a case study, the author argues that the state continues to have an impact even in this age of global interdependence. The management of foreign domestics within employers' households is not only important for labor control but also central to the state's administration over alien subjects. The case of Taiwan calls attention to th…
A Roof over My Head
Contextual Politics of Difference in Transnational Care
The construction of foreign domestics as 'Others' has been a critical process to the globalization of domestic service. While the globalization of domestic service has been associated with a transnational female labour force, the transnational labour system has always been reconstituted as a new labour regime consistent with local particularity. In this article, I examine how Taiwanese employers discursively construct the otherness of their Filip…
Rethinking the Globalization of Domestic Service
This article examines the configuration of domestic service within local milieus under globalization. Using Taiwan as a case study, the author argues that the state continues to have an impact even in this age of global interdependence. The management of foreign domestics within employers’households is not only important for labor control but also central to the state’s administration over alien subjects. The case of Taiwan calls attention to the…
Women and Media
Mixed Methods? Do They Really Work? A Commentary
In this short commentary, I comment on the state and popularity of mixed methods in social sciences in recent decades. While quantitative and qualitative methods are considered complementary, I question the use of mixed methods by scholars without deeper reflections on the epistemological and methodological foundations of these two methods. My contention is that researchers cannot simply combine qualitative and quantitative methods without explic…
Sociology (5 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Economics (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Globalization (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 obras) · Politics (3 obras) · Archaeology (2 obras) · Business (2 obras)