Gender, Migration and Domestic Work : Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA.

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 pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kilkey, Majella
Other Authors: Perrons, Diane, Plomien, Ania
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:Migration, diasporas and citizenship.
Subjects:
Foreign workers > Great Britain.
Foreign workers > United States.
Household employees > Great Britain.
Household employees > United States.
Male caregivers.
Male immigrants > Employment > Great Britain.
Male immigrants > Employment > United States.
Masculinity.
Work and family.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Industrial sociology.
Emigration and immigration.
Sex (Psychology)
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Social Sciences
Sociology
Emigration and Immigration
Gender Identity
Employés de maison > Grande-Bretagne.
Employés de maison > États-Unis.
Aidants naturels masculins.
Immigrants masculins > Travail > Grande-Bretagne.
Immigrants masculins > Travail > États-Unis.
Masculinité.
Travail et familles.
Sciences sociales.
Sociologie.
Sociologie industrielle.
Émigration et immigration.
Sexualité (Psychologie)
Expression de l'identité de genre.
Identité de genre.
Travailleurs étrangers > Grande-Bretagne.
Travailleurs étrangers > États-Unis.
social sciences.
sociology.
sex role.
Economics > Sociological aspects
Emigration and immigration
Foreign workers
Gender expression
Gender identity
Household employees
Industrial sociology
Male caregivers
Masculinity
Social sciences
Work and family
Great Britain
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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