Shu‐ju Ada Cheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shu‐ju Ada Cheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shu‐ju Ada |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheng |
| SIGNATURE | CHENG S J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | DePaul University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 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…
Rethinking differences and inequality at the age of globalization
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the case of white immigrant women domestics’ experiences in migration to demonstrate that their work experiences are different due to their whiteness. While their racial identity provides them with white privileges, they still face discrimination based on their occupational and immigrant statuses. The case study adds to existing literature on domestic service. Design/methodology/approach The case study …
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…
Third world voices redefining peace
A special issue of Peace Review on “Third World Peace Perspectives” presents a profound paradox because the title is both important and problematic. It suggests, on the one hand, that the Third World exists as a category and that people who live there have a distinct perspective on peace. Various questions immediately emerge from the publication of this special issue. What is the “Third World” and is it sufficiently homogeneous to justify this ca…
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…
Rethinking differences and inequality at the age of globalization
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the case of white immigrant women domestics’ experiences in migration to demonstrate that their work experiences are different due to their whiteness. While their racial identity provides them with white privileges, they still face discrimination based on their occupational and immigrant statuses. The case study adds to existing literature on domestic service. Design/methodology/approach The case study …
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…
Third world voices redefining peace
A special issue of Peace Review on “Third World Peace Perspectives” presents a profound paradox because the title is both important and problematic. It suggests, on the one hand, that the Third World exists as a category and that people who live there have a distinct perspective on peace. Various questions immediately emerge from the publication of this special issue. What is the “Third World” and is it sufficiently homogeneous to justify this ca…
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…
Rethinking differences and inequality at the age of globalization
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the case of white immigrant women domestics’ experiences in migration to demonstrate that their work experiences are different due to their whiteness. While their racial identity provides them with white privileges, they still face discrimination based on their occupational and immigrant statuses. The case study adds to existing literature on domestic service. Design/methodology/approach The case study …
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Globalization (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works)