Sexuality and discipline among Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong

American Ethnologist

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 539-558

  Constable, Nicole ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clothing; Discipline; Filipina domestic workers; Hong Kong; Resistance; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031504848     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.1997.24.3.539     Document Type: Article

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