| Work, Labour and Cleaning: The Social Contexts of Outsourcing Housework Contributor(s): Singha, Lotika (Author) |
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ISBN: 1529201462 ISBN-13: 9781529201468 Publisher: Bristol University Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The outsourcing of domestic work in the UK has been steadily rising since the 1970s, but there has been little research into White British women who work as independent providers of cleaning services. Work, Labour and Cleaning is a cross-cultural analysis based on new research into two particular social contexts, one in the UK and one in India. It argues that outsourced domestic cleaning can be undertaken either as work (using mental and manual skills) or as labour (unskilled, 'natural' women's work) depending on the social context and working conditions in which it occurs. The book challenges feminist dogma and popular myths about housework. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singha, Lotika: - Lotika Singha is a doctoral researcher in the Centre for Women's Studies at the University of York. |