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Helping Out
Miri Song
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Description for Helping Out
Paperback. The growing body of literature on ethnic businesses has emphasized the importance of small family-based businesses as a key form of immigrant adaptation. This title addresses the centrality of children's labor participation in such family enterprises. It argues that the practical importance of children's work must be understood. Num Pages: 247 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBL; JHM; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
The growing body of literature on ethnic businesses has emphasized the importance of small family-based businesses as a key form of immigrant adaptation. Although there have been numerous references to the importance of \u0022family labor\u0022 as a key ethnic resource, few studies have examined the work roles and family dynamics entailed in various kinds of ethnic businesses. Helping Out addresses the centrality of children's labor participation in such family enterprises. Discussing the case of Chinese families running take-out food shops in Britain, Miri Song examines the ways in which children contribute their labor and the context in which children come ... Read more
The growing body of literature on ethnic businesses has emphasized the importance of small family-based businesses as a key form of immigrant adaptation. Although there have been numerous references to the importance of \u0022family labor\u0022 as a key ethnic resource, few studies have examined the work roles and family dynamics entailed in various kinds of ethnic businesses. Helping Out addresses the centrality of children's labor participation in such family enterprises. Discussing the case of Chinese families running take-out food shops in Britain, Miri Song examines the ways in which children contribute their labor and the context in which children come ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397094
SKU
V9781566397094
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Miri Song
Miri Song is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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