Sample Outline – Entire Capstone

Domestic Work as Women’s Work Only

I. Introduction

A. Extended example

a. Alma, Filipino domestic worker

b. Maria, Mexican domestic worker

B. Definition of domestic worker (Tronto, 2002).

a. Definition of Au pair (Chuang, 2013).

C. High demand for a domestic worker (Anderson, 2007; Tronto, 2002).

D. Ways of becoming a domestic worker

a. Social networking (Hagan, 1998; Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1994).

b. Agencies (Ehrenreich, 2001).

E. Questions

a. Why do women travel and work as domestic workers?

b. What is the relationship between immigration and domestic work? (England

and Stiell, 1997).

c. Could men work as domestic workers as well?

d. What is the main reason that women immigrate in order to perform a domestic

job?

e. What is the main cause of growth of market for domestic workers?

f. What are the risks while performing a domestic job?

g. What are the protections?

II. Literature Review

A. Nationality, race and stereotypes (Anderson, 2007; Cox, 1999; England and Stiell,

1997).

B. Feminine-gendered work (Anderson, 2007; England and Stiell, 1997; Hondagneu-

Sotelo, 1994; Hagan, 1998; Stiell and England, 1997)

C. Ways of becoming a domestic worker (Cox, 1999; Ehrenreich, 2001; England and

Stiell, 1997; Hagan, 1998; Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1994)

D. Abuse of a domestic worker (Ehrenreich, 2001; Lan, 2003; Lutz, 2011; Piper,

2005; Stiell and England, 1997; Tronto, 2002)

E. Low Pay (Ehrenreich, 2001; Hagan, 1998; Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1994; Lutz, 2011;

Tronto, 2002)

F. Rights of domestic workers (Hagan, 1998; Piper, 2005; Schwenken, 2003)

III. Discussion

IV. Conclusion