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Friend or Flunkey? Paid Domestic Workers in the New Economy
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Paperback. Takes a close look at the working lives and attitudes of domestic workers in modern Australia. The book examines a great diversity of experiences in the domestic services industry, mainly through interviews with many participants, both employers and employed. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 280.
Friend or Flunkey? Takes a close look at the working lives and attitudes of domestic workers in modern Australia. The book examines a great diversity of experiences in the domestic services industry, mainly through interviews with many participants, both employers and employed. In doing so it: Exposes the alleged exponential growth of paid domestic work in modern Australia as something of an urban myth; Considers the classic contemporary middle-class ethical dilemmas on whether it is 'wrong' to pay for domestic help; Considers the many reasons why women (and it remains mainly women) undertake paid domestic work; Asks if Australia has ... Read more
Friend or Flunkey? Takes a close look at the working lives and attitudes of domestic workers in modern Australia. The book examines a great diversity of experiences in the domestic services industry, mainly through interviews with many participants, both employers and employed. In doing so it: Exposes the alleged exponential growth of paid domestic work in modern Australia as something of an urban myth; Considers the classic contemporary middle-class ethical dilemmas on whether it is 'wrong' to pay for domestic help; Considers the many reasons why women (and it remains mainly women) undertake paid domestic work; Asks if Australia has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780868407487
SKU
V9780868407487
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Ref
99-3
About Unknown
Gabrielle Meagher is a lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney. She has previously worked as a domestic cleaner, shop assistant, and receptionist.
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