Manufacturing motherhood: The shadow work of nannies and Au Pairs

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-53

  Macdonald, Cameron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Motherhood; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001886133     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022119309086     Document Type: Article

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