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Gender, Migration and Domestic Work

Masculinities, Male Labour and Fathering in the UK and USA

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship (MDC)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Gender, Migration and Domestic Work: An Introduction

    • Majella Kilkey, Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Hernan Ramirez
    Pages 1-19
  3. Globalization, Migration and Domestic Work: Gendering the Debate

    • Majella Kilkey, Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Hernan Ramirez
    Pages 20-34
  4. Researching Men in the Relationship between Gender, Migration and Domestic Work

    • Majella Kilkey, Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Hernan Ramirez
    Pages 35-64
  5. Migrants and Male Domestic Work in the UK: The Rise of the ‘Polish Handyman’

    • Majella Kilkey, Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Hernan Ramirez
    Pages 65-93
  6. Mexican Gardeners in the USA

    • Hernan Ramirez, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
    Pages 122-148
  7. Gender Identity and Work: Migrant Domestic Work and Masculinity

    • Majella Kilkey, Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Hernan Ramirez
    Pages 149-177
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 178-205

About this book

Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sheffield, UK

    Majella Kilkey

  • London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    Diane Perrons, Ania Plomien

  • University of Southern California, USA

    Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

  • Florida State University, USA

    Hernan Ramirez

About the authors

MAJELLA KILKEY is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is author of Lone Mothers Between Paid Work and Care.
DIANE PERRONS is Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies at the London School of Economics, UK. She is author of Globalization and Social Change: People and Places in a Divided World.
ANIA PLOMIEN is Lecturer in Gender and Social Science at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics, UK.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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