SOC214H1 Chapter : SOC214 November 22nd Arat-Koc Reading
Document Summary
Arat-koc: the politics of family and immigration in the subordination of domestic workers in canada. Decline in the status of domestic work. Domestic labour is invisible because its work products are either intangible or consumed very quickly. Domestic labour is performed in private, so the value of its work cannot be recognized. Economically domestic labour is invisible because it is not part of the capitalist production. Place of home is a source of vulnerability for domestic workers, that is because the home is a hazardous and stressful place. Stress is typical for occupations that involve high demand and low control. Domestic workers need to adjust their work schedules to meet everybody s demands, very stressful. Labour of housewife is a lifelong, marriage like commitment. Domestic labours very restricted in their ability to change employers/occupation. Foreign domestic workers, conditions of loneliness and isolation are even worse due to racial, cultural and linguistic barriers.
