Shadow Mothers: Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering

by Cameron Lynne Macdonald

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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 complex bonds mothers forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire. Cameron Lynne Macdonald illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship. Based on in-depth interviews with professional women and childcare providers-- immigrant and American-born nannies as well...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520266978

ISBN13:9780520266971

Release Date:February 2011

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.48 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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Cultural Economics Labor & Industrial Relations Marriage & Family Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women's Studies

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