Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis

Sy, Michael P.; Carrasco, Ricardo; Peralta-Catipon, Terry; Yao, Daryl Patrick; Dee, Veronica; Ching, Peñafrancia E.

doi:10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis
Authors:	Sy, Michael P. Carrasco, Ricardo Peralta-Catipon, Terry Yao, Daryl Patrick Dee, Veronica Ching, Peñafrancia E.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348
Published in:	Journal of Occupational Science
Issue Date:	2-Mar-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1442-7591 2158-1576
Language:	English
Subjects:	Occupational science; Non-sanctioned occupation; Filipino; Critical interpretive synthesis
Subject (DDC):	302.2: Communication 331: Labor economics
Abstract:	Portrayal of human doings in popular media has illuminated the social realities of Filipinos’ hidden occupations, presented from an outsider lens reinforced by journalistic biases, as health-compromising, illicit, and socially or personally undesirable. Depiction of hidden occupations becomes ambiguous when the intentions are to entertain, persuade, and monetize. This paper describes the depiction and meanings attached to Filipino hidden occupations featured in popular media and scholarly articles. Utilizing the critical interpretive synthesis (CIS) methodology, we analyzed more than 70 published resources featuring hidden occupations performed by Filipinos. We started with an iterative process of reading and viewing extracted resources, followed by writing reflective comments and online exchanges among the authors. Our findings revealed four emergent themes: (1) insider and outsider lens, (2) lack of choice and power of choice, (3) order amidst chaos, and (4) the nexus between context and hidden occupations. Our interpretation revealed that these hidden occupations occurred within cultural contexts where power dynamics, agency, and survival mattered more than improving health and well-being. We propose these contextual doings are underpinned by feelings of suffering (paghihirap), sense of propriety (hiya), and sense of community (pakikipagkapwa), thus advancing understandings of the unique meanings occupations may hold and reinforcing the need to move forward with the goal of understanding various occupations in a culturally specific and sensitive manner to advance occupational science.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29928
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Sy, M. P., Carrasco, R., Peralta-Catipon, T., Yao, D. P., Dee, V., & Ching, P. E. (2023). Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of Occupational Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348

Sy, M.P. et al. (2023) ‘Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis’, Journal of Occupational Science [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348.

M. P. Sy, R. Carrasco, T. Peralta-Catipon, D. P. Yao, V. Dee, and P. E. Ching, “Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis,” Journal of Occupational Science, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348.

SY, Michael P., Ricardo CARRASCO, Terry PERALTA-CATIPON, Daryl Patrick YAO, Veronica DEE und Peñafrancia E. CHING, 2023. Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources : a critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of Occupational Science. 2 März 2023. DOI 10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348

Sy, Michael P., Ricardo Carrasco, Terry Peralta-Catipon, Daryl Patrick Yao, Veronica Dee, and Peñafrancia E. Ching. 2023. “Shedding Light on Hidden Filipino Occupations as Portrayed by Mass Media and Scholarly Resources : A Critical Interpretive Synthesis.” Journal of Occupational Science, March. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348.

Sy, Michael P., et al. “Shedding Light on Hidden Filipino Occupations as Portrayed by Mass Media and Scholarly Resources : A Critical Interpretive Synthesis.” Journal of Occupational Science, Mar. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2182348.