The Au pair body: Sex object, sister or student?

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-296

  Cox, Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Au pairs; Bodies; Employment agencies; Migration; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547232052     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506807079015     Document Type: Article

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