Migrant work, precarious work-life balance: What the experiences of migrant workers in the service sector in greater London tell us about the adult worker model;El trabajo inmigrante, el precario equilibrio trabajo-vida personal: Qué nos dicen las experiencias de trabajadores inmigrantes en el sector de servicios en el Gran Londres sobre el modelo del trabajador adulto

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 685-700

  Dyer, Sarah ^a   McDowell, Linda ^b   Batnitzky, Adina ^c  

^a Amory Building   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult worker model; Class; Gender; London; Migration; Service sector employment; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052589816     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2011.601808     Document Type: Article

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