Restructuring caring labour : discourse, state practice, and everyday life / edited by Sheila M. Neysmith.
"This collection of essays examines how economic restructuring and changing social conditions are reshaping both the paid and unpaid work that women do. It provides an analytic framework to document in particular current trends in the responsibilities that women have in caring for others,includ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Don Mills, Ont. :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "This collection of essays examines how economic restructuring and changing social conditions are reshaping both the paid and unpaid work that women do. It provides an analytic framework to document in particular current trends in the responsibilities that women have in caring for others,including children, spouses, parents, and extended families. Containing original arguments and new research, the book emphasizes a feminist perspective and investigates race and class as well as gender."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 253 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195414802 9780195414806 |