Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community Contributor(s): Mose, Tamara R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814791433 ISBN-13: 9780814791431 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 302.340 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.12" W x 8.92" (0.68 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public libraries, and living as a fellow resident among their employers, and her intimate tour of the public spaces of gentrified Brooklyn deepens our understanding of how these women use their collective lives to combat the isolation felt during the workday as a domestic worker. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mose, Tamara R.: - Tamara R. Mose is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. She is the author of Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community. |