Not an 'Angel', not a 'Whore': Surrogates as 'Dirty' Workers in India
Not an 'Angel', not a 'Whore': Surrogates as 'Dirty' Workers in India
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10.1177/097152150901600201
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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0.4
通讯作者：
Pande, Amrita
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作者：
Pande, Amrita
在这项对印度古吉拉特邦代孕母亲的研究中，我引入了“性化鲤鱼工作”的概念来描述一种新型的护理工作--商业代孕--它类似于现有的护理工作形式，但由于其与性工作的相似之处，在公众的想象中被污名化。我使用代理人的口述历史来检查他们的陈述，证明他们的工作是正当的，并抵制耻辱。我认为，虽然这些叙述可以被视为一种抵抗形式，但它们强化了这些妇女作为独立母亲而不是独立工作者的主要身份。
In this study of surrogate mothers in Gujarat, India, I introduce the concept of 'sexualised carp work' to describe a new type of care work-commercial surrogacy-that is similar to existing forms of care work but is stigmatised in the public imagination, among other reasons, because of its parallels with sex work. I use the oral histories of the surrogates to examine the accounts they give, justifying their work and resisting stigma. I argue that while the narratives can be seen as a form of resistance, they reinforce the primary identity of these women as dependent mothers rather than independent workers.