Shadow Mothers: Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520266978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Based on in-depth interviews with professional women and childcare providers immigrant and American-born nannies as well as European au pairsShadow Mothers locates the roots of individual skirmishes between mothers and their childcare providers in broader cultural and social tensions. Cameron Lynne Macdonald illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship. Shadow Mothers shines new light on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the com
Macdonald's findings are thought-provoking"--Kate Burns"Law Society Journal" (08/01/2011)An interesting read. Macdonald s findings are thought-provoking --Kate Burns"Law Society Journal" (08/01/2011)" . And along the way, it offers society and individuals a way to create positive mother-childcare worker relationships."--"Foreword""Offers surprising and layered insights into the modern mommy phenomenon played out every day from coast to coast."--"Boston Globe""Sparks important insights for mother-employers and their employees. It presents the paid childcare worker as a reasonable option, despite its challenges. "This book is accessible and sparks important insights for mother-employers and their employees. And along the way, it offers society and individuals a way to create positive mother-childcare worker relationships."--"Foreword""An interesting read
"Best book on the topic" according to Rhacel Parrenas. Best book on the topic. So analytically astute in its reading of employer-employee relations. Beautifully and convincingly describes the costs for domestic workers when mothers cannot let go of the caregiving responsibility they have chosen to outsource. The observation and description of how care is being unwillingly outsourced is really brilliant.. Very informative on how mothers still want to enjoy their status in the corporate world but want a Very informative on how mothers still want to enjoy their status in the corporate world but want a family life.