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Gender, Migration and Domestic Work : Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA / / by M. Kilkey, D. Perrons, A. Plomien



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Autore: Kilkey M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Gender, Migration and Domestic Work : Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA / / by M. Kilkey, D. Perrons, A. Plomien Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
Disciplina: 331.6/20941
331.620941
Soggetto topico: Sociology
Industrial sociology
Emigration and immigration
Social groups
Family
Economic sociology
Gender Studies
Sociology of Work
Migration
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology
Sociology, general
Persona (resp. second.): PerronsD
PlomienA
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Gender, Migration and Domestic Work: An Introduction; 2 Globalization, Migration and Domestic Work: Gendering the Debate; 3 Researching Men in the Relationship between Gender, Migration and Domestic Work; 4 Migrants and Male Domestic Work in the UK: The Rise of the 'Polish Handyman'; 5 Connecting Men in the International Division of Domestic Work: The New 'Father Time-Bind', Global Divisions between Men and Gender Inequalities; 6 Mexican Gardeners in the USA; 7 Gender Identity and Work: Migrant Domestic Work and Masculinity; Notes; References
Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Gender, Migration and Domestic Work  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-349-33408-1
1-137-30393-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910807354503321
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Serie: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship, . 2662-2602