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Title:Deference and dependence: a note of the self imagery of domestic workers
Author:Cock, JacklynISNI
Year:1980
Periodical:South African Labour Bulletin
Volume:6
Issue:1
Pages:9-12
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:women's work
domestic workers
Abstract:Domestic workers display few overt signs of dissatisfaction and their voice of complaint is rarely heard. They are often viewed as 'deferential workers' who accept the legitimacy of their own subordination in the social order. This paper suggests that the deference attributed to the domestic worker is more apparent than real; it describes the vulnerability and powerlessness of black women in South Africa and their considerable dependence on their employers. Notes.
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