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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818615903321

Autore

Cameron Claire

Titolo

Men in the nursery [[electronic resource] ] : gender and caring work / / Claire Cameron, Peter Moss, and Charlie Owen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 1999

ISBN

1-4462-6527-7

1-283-88152-7

1-4462-1934-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 192 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

MossPeter <1945->

OwenCharlie

Disciplina

362.702341

Soggetti

Male child care workers - Great Britain

Sex role in the work environment - Great Britain

Child care services - Great Britain

Child care workers - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.183-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1 - Childcare Work and Gender - An Introduction; Chapter 2 - Mapping and Sourcing; Chapter 3 - How do Men and Women come to be Childcare Workers?; Chapter 4 - The Institution: Gendered Practice; Chapter 5 - Practice with Parents; Chapter 6 - Parents' Response to Men Childcare Workers; Chapter 7 - Child Protection and Equality: Dilemmas and Solutions; Chapter 8 - Men in the Nursery: Throwing Light on Gender in Childcare Work; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Men in the Nursery is an examination of the issues surrounding gender and childcare. 99% of childcare workers are women. This text considers the case for employing more men and what steps might be taken to achieve this.