Gender, Migration and Domestic Work

M. Kilkey

ISBN 10: 1349334081 / ISBN 13: 9781349334087

Published by Palgrave Macmillan UK Jan 2013, 2013

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work. 216 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender, Migration and Domestic Work
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jan 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349334081
• ISBN 13: 9781349334087
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 12D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 279 grams

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Synopsis

Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work.

About the Author

MAJELLA KILKEY is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is author of Lone Mothers Between Paid Work and Care.
DIANE PERRONS is Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies at the London School of Economics, UK. She is author of Globalization and Social Change: People and Places in a Divided World.
ANIA PLOMIEN is Lecturer in Gender and Social Science at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics, UK.