Maid in the USA 10th Anniversary Edition

List of contents

Indroduction1. Intersection of Biography and History: My Intellectual Journey2. Women's Work Is Never Done3. Gender and Class in Domestic Work4. Domestic Service and Women of Color in the United States5. Bonds of Sisterhood - Bonds of Oppression6. The Struggle to Transform Domestic Labor7. The Housework DilemmaAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex

About the author

Mary Romero is Professor of Justice Studies at Arizona State University, and is the co-editor of Women's UntoldStories and Challenging Feminisms (both available from Routledge).

Summary

This is a classic work in the fields of Women's Studies and Sociology. On its 10th Anniversary, it is still a vital and moving study of the lives of immigrant domestic workers, and is constantly cited in the research. Romero's new introduction will offer a fresh look at the material, including more recent events, proving that the issues discussed in the book are still very relevant to today's world.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Romero
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.05.2002
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9780415935418
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93541-8
• Pages: 250
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 cm
• Weight (packing): 352 g
• Series: Perspectives on Gender
• Subjects: USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, intersectionality studies;gendered labor analysis;racial inequality research;feminist sociology;qualitative ethnography;social stratification theory;immigrant domestic labor dynamics, social stratification theory, qualitative ethnography, feminist sociology, racial inequality research, gendered labor analysis, immigrant domestic labor dynamics