Manual scavenging - a life of dignity?
Manual scavenging - a life of dignity?
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10.3362/0262-8104.2007.054
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
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Ferron, S.
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作者:
Joshi, D.;Ferron, S.
In many of India's cities, domestic dry latrines are emptied daily, a task that has been forced traditionally on a group considered so lowly that they were placed outside the Hindu caste order. In spite of the fact that their 'out caste' position and work combine to reinforce their social ostracism, a latent fear persists, especially amongst their elders, that their livelihoods are being phased out along with dry latrines.