nannies, au pairs, and the micropolitics of mothering
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Macdonald, Cameron Lynne
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Shelfmark
- VS 35 2011 - B
- Thesaurus
- kinderopvang, huishoudelijke en zorgberoepen, moederschap, relaties, etniciteit, opvoeding, zorgarbeid, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Based on interviews with professional women and childcare providers— immigrant and American-born nannies and European au pairs- the author explores the relations between mothers and their childcare providers in broader cultural and social tensions. She argues that the conflicts between them arise from unrealistic ideals about mothering, inflexible career paths and work schedules, the devaluation of paid care work.