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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822909003321

Autore

Donkor Martha

Titolo

The experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers in the United States / / Martha Donkor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-6446-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

331.76164980820973

Soggetti

Women caregivers - United States

Women immigrants - United States

Foreign workers, Ghanaian - United States

Ghanaians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Women, globalization, migration, and work -- Ghana in the global political economy -- Ghanaian women and the international migration process -- The chance and choice of live-in caregiving -- The dynamics of live-in caregiving -- Organizing family from a distance -- Live in at what cost? -- Rethinking immigrant women's care work.