| Work Without Wages: Comparative Studies of Domestic Labor and Self-Employment Contributor(s): Collins, Jane L. (Editor), Gimenez, Martha E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791401065 ISBN-13: 9780791401064 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 331.481 |
| LCCN: 88037031 |
| Series: Suny Women and Work |
| Physical Information: (1.22 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: production for family consumption and for the wider market. While the importance of women's domestic labor has been generally recognized, the complex articulation between household activities and the changing nature of the economy has rarely been examined in greater depth than in this volume. The authors explore, theoretically and empirically, the relationships between household labor, wage levels, markets, economic change, and the status of women in the context of both first and third world countries. In the process, narrowly-defined debates are expanded, suggesting ways in which our understanding of domestic activities is relevant to studies of petty commodity production and vice versa. |