This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry.

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University of Lancaster, UK

Sondra Cuban

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SONDRA CUBAN is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK

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Book Title: Deskilling Migrant Women in the Global Care Industry
Authors: Sondra Cuban
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137305619
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34233-0Published: 27 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34446-8Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-30561-9Published: 27 February 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 249
Topics: Gender Studies, Sociology of Work, Migration, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Care

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Professional Women Migrants Becoming Care Assistants

A Homework Methodology for Researching Migrant Women’s Lives

Care Industry Needs Skilled Migrant Labour

A Place of Settlement and Upheaval

The Disappointing Journey to Being ‘Just a Carer’

Caring in Transnational Networks

Conclusion: Counting Migrant Women’s Education and Expertise

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