Deskilling Migrant Women in the Global Care Industry [electronic resource] /
Cuban, S.author.
This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Professional Women Migrants Becoming Care Assistants; 2 A Homework Methodology for Researching Migrant Women's Lives; 3 Care Industry Needs Skilled Migrant Labour; 4 A Place of Settlement and Upheaval; 5 The Disappointing Journey to Being 'Just a Carer'; 6 Caring in Transnational Networks; 7 Conclusion: Counting Migrant Women's Education and Expertise; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry.
Sociology.
Industrial sociology.
Emigration and immigration.
Economic sociology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Social service .
Gender Studies.
Sociology of Work.
Migration.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Social Care.