Gender, Migration and Domestic Work
Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 213 pages
978-1-349-33408-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 213 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-33408-7 (9781349334087)
DOI
10.1057/9781137303936
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
M. Kilkey | D. Perrons | A. Plomien
Gender, Migration and Domestic Work
Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA
Book
02/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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M. Kilkey | D. Perrons | A. Plomien
Gender, Migration and Domestic Work
Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA
E-Book
02/2013
1st Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
Gender, Migration and Domestic Work: An Introduction Globalization, Migration and Domestic Work: Gendering the Debate Researching Men in the Relationship between Gender, Migration and Domestic Work Migrants and Male Domestic Work in the UK: the Rise of the 'Polish Handyman' Connecting Men in the International Division of Domestic Work: The New 'Father Time-Bind', Global Divisions between Men and Gender Inequalities Mexican Gardeners in the USA; H. Ramirez and P. Hondagneu-Sotelo Gender Identity and Work: Migrant Domestic Work and Masculinity