Homelessness In Canada

Gordon Waitt and Andrew Gorman-Murray, "It's About Time You Came Out
The article talks about how the understanding of home and the understanding of self can become an enigma for a person who is unable to conform to the social expectations of the society he lives in. A man who does not conform to who is regarded as a "normal guy" in a given society will find it difficult to live in comfortably in his home. A 16-year-old Australian man view of home is disoriented because he is unable to fit in the social formations of that society. He migrates to Sydney where he becomes disturbed by the "gay scene" of Sydney. Finding a place to call home becomes elusive to the young man. The young man is unable to fit in the gender norms of his home town and

Filipina housekeepers are said to be obedient, subservient, loyal, hardworking, and good with children. Stereotypes associated with domestic workers in Canada have been perpetuated with placement agencies, domestic workers and government officials. Paid domestic work is racialized in Canada. Notions of identity among the house helps play a role in perpetuating the stereotypes about Filipino house helps and Jamaican domestics. Third world domestics are expected to do childcare, domestic jobs and housework. Third world domestics come in handy because European women who work as nannies only work as nannies and not domestic workers. Filipino house helps have been proved to be able to work long workers. Jamaican domestics used to be highly regarded; they used to be considered good with children, docile and jolly. In the course of time, Jamaican domestics are being viewed as selfish, difficult and aggressive. The majority of placement agencies say they stopped dealing with Jamaican domestics because after they did work for some months and made some money they stopped taking work seriously. Jamaican domestics also have a tendency of lying about their work experiences. Jamaican domestics defended themselves saying they are perceived as aggressive because they don't take anything that is thrown at them