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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, Tamara Mose
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the neighborhood
  • West Indians raising New York
  • Public places and social spaces : surveillance and the creation of communities
  • Indoor public play spaces
  • A taste of home : how food creates community
  • Mobility for the nonmobile : cell phones, technology, and childcare
  • Where's my money? : how susus bridge the financial gap
  • Organizing resistance : the case of domestic workers united.

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