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Hannah Vania Guzman
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Shifting Walls
Boundary-making among Chinese employers and managers with Filipino Employees
Hannah Vania Guzman
Good afternoon.
Today I am going to talk about the concept of boundary work and how this concept serves as a framework to understand the possible reasons behind the behavior of one group of ethnic Chinese with regards to their Filipino employees.
Today I am going to talk about the concept of boundary work and how this concept serves as a framework to understand the possible reasons behind the behavior of one group of ethnic Chinese with regards to their Filipino employees.
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Research Question
- How does identification with a foreign culture influence the relationship boundaries between Chinese employers and managers and Filipino employees?
- To what degree do these boundaries take effect?
- What are the functions, advantages and disadvantages of these boundaries?
My research question was formulated in the interest of finding out how one group's identification with a foreign culture influences how they create and maintain social boundaries.
In addition to this, the degree to which the boundaries take effect, as well as their functions are taken into consideration.
In addition to this, the degree to which the boundaries take effect, as well as their functions are taken into consideration.
Methodology
- Interviews
- Observation
The methods I used in this study mainly consisted of interviews and observation.
This is a qualitative study, therefore I have decided to use interviews and observation as my main methods
This is a qualitative study, therefore I have decided to use interviews and observation as my main methods
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Key ideas from the Literature Review
- Chinese migrants [Wang, See]
- Boundary-work [Wimmer]
- Constructions of Sameness or Difference [Pei-Chia Lan, Soco, McDowell, Lamont]
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historical patterns and contemporary realities
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change VS status quo in social spheres and local context
Conceptual Framework
- application of the boundary work theory [Wimmer]
- sameness and difference [Pei-Chia Lan, Soco, Lamont]
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nuances of sameness and difference
- immigrant Chinese experience with regards to the Filipinos
- occupation and opportunity, living in a diverse country
nuances of sameness and difference
- Filipino-Chinese experience with regards to the Filipinos
- language preference, political involvement, occupation, delineation of social boundaries, distancing, discrimination
Theoretical Discussion + Concluding Analysis
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Post-Analysis: Ethnic Chinese Boundary Work
- the dynamics of Wimmer’s boundary theory {boundary shifting, blurring, positional moves}
- how the boundaries between the Chinese-Filipino and Filipino community affects the perception of identity and job opportunities
- the concept of functional practicality
