Body Constructions Of Immigrant Women

Since 1990s, direct-selling organizations have been developing fast and attracting large numbers of employees, especially women. However, researches on female bodies in these western organizations are still lack. From the perspective of body constructivist sociology, this study uses qualitative research methods with non-participant observation and interviews, trying to describe the process of immigrant women's body construction in a direct-selling organization.According to the logic clue of three stages during body construction, this paper mainly discusses two aspects. Firstly, the dispelling process of immigrant women's original body experiences. Secondly, the reconstruction process of their "post-body" experiences. It includes six parts:the first chapter is an introduction with study reviews, research methods and theoretical resources. The second chapter mainly discusses the dispelling process of immigrant women's original body experience. The third chapter tries to explain why immigrant women choose to be employed in "G" The fourth chapter highlights the body reconstruction and practice of those senior immigrant female directing sellers. The fifth chapter bases on the analysis of "happy" expression of their body transformation. The last chapter is summary, discussion and reflection of the whole paper.It's concluded that immigrant women experience body construction process with three stages:"dispelling original body experience", "parallel and contradiction of body" and "reconstruction of post-body". In early stages, social factors played leading roles in body construction. After taking part in this organization, the subjective factors gradually dominated the construction and daily practice of body. The extent of subjective construction decided the body sense of belonging to G. Besides, a part of immigrant female direct sellers is also experienced "happiness" through physical transformation, with the limited awareness of protest.