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Au pairs' lives in global context : sisters or servants? /

Au pairs have traditionally been thought of as middle-class young women from northern Europe, who are having a fun gap year in a foreign country. This collection, the first dedicated to examining the lives of au pairs, reveals that this is far from the whole story. Au pairing is now a global phenome...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cox, Rosie, 1969- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:Migration, diasporas and citizenship.
Subjects:
Au pairs.
Child care.
Nannies.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.

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