Gender performance : a case study of Singaporean female service workers situated in foreign worker’s dormitories.
This study provides an alternative argument against most research grounded in gender and service work. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews, I extend the theories of gender performance (Butler, 1990), intersectionality of social factors (Collins, 1998) and impression management (...
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| author | Ng, Qin Ling. |
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| description | This study provides an alternative argument against most research grounded in gender and service work. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews, I extend the theories of gender performance (Butler, 1990), intersectionality of social factors (Collins, 1998) and impression management (Goffman, 1959) in providing examples of subversion of gender roles. The discussion of females in service work is organized around three themes that the salesgirls studied i) perform masculinity or femininity according to occasion demands, ii) are empowered by unique conditions enabling such gender performance and, iii) manages their “self” in various ways. By examining the behaviors of the salesgirls and their customers – Bangladeshi male foreign workers, this paper attempts to present these Singaporean female service workers as not the typical “weak and subordinated” females in a job hidden from public view. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/516782019-12-10T12:22:13Z Gender performance : a case study of Singaporean female service workers situated in foreign worker’s dormitories. Ng, Qin Ling. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir DRNTU::Social sciences This study provides an alternative argument against most research grounded in gender and service work. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews, I extend the theories of gender performance (Butler, 1990), intersectionality of social factors (Collins, 1998) and impression management (Goffman, 1959) in providing examples of subversion of gender roles. The discussion of females in service work is organized around three themes that the salesgirls studied i) perform masculinity or femininity according to occasion demands, ii) are empowered by unique conditions enabling such gender performance and, iii) manages their “self” in various ways. By examining the behaviors of the salesgirls and their customers – Bangladeshi male foreign workers, this paper attempts to present these Singaporean female service workers as not the typical “weak and subordinated” females in a job hidden from public view. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-08T07:06:25Z 2013-04-08T07:06:25Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51678 en Nanyang Technological University 37 p. application/msword |
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| title | Gender performance : a case study of Singaporean female service workers situated in foreign worker’s dormitories. |
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| title_short | Gender performance : a case study of Singaporean female service workers situated in foreign worker’s dormitories. |
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