Raising Brooklyn : Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community /

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Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-midd...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Brown, Tamara Mose
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Child & Youth Development.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
West Indians.
Public spaces.
Nannies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Negotiating.
Antillais.
Espaces publics.
Antillais > New York (État) > New York.
Bonnes d'enfants.
Espaces publics > New York (État) > New York.
Bonnes d'enfants > New York (État) > New York.
West Indians > New York (State) > New York.
Public spaces > New York (State) > New York.
Nannies > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
New York (State) > New York.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public librar.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780814709351

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