Gender, Migration and Domestic Work [electronic resource] : Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA /
Kilkey, M.author.
Perrons, D.author.
Plomien, A.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.