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Shadow mothers : nannies, au pairs, and the micropolitics of mothering /

Shadow Mothers shines new light on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire. Cameron Lynne Macdonald illuminates both sides of an une...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macdonald, Cameron Lynne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Shadow Mothers shines new light on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire. Cameron Lynne Macdonald illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index.
ISBN:9780520947818
0520947819