Author:
Bunyan, Laura, author.
ImprintLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Descriptionxxvi, 163 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Based on the author's doctoral dissertation: Modern day Mary Poppins: uncovering the work of nannies and the expectations of employers.--Page vii.
Note:Introduction -- Hiring decisions: employers dilemmas -- Pathways to nanny work: education, status, and employment -- The ties that bind: doing gender and expectations of care -- Gender and power: interactions in the workplace and on the homefront -- Nanny work: hard lessons learned -- Conclusion, implications, and suggestions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-153) and index.
Note:"Through the use of in-depth qualitative interviews, this book examines the experiences of and relationships between nannies and their employers. Laura Bunyan uncovers the depths of caring labor while exposing the complicated nature of the relationships formed in care work and their impact on work experiences. The book reveals that the hiring process for nannies, the personal relationships formed between families and nannies, and work experiences are not straightforward or one-dimensional. Bunyan sheds further light on the long-term implications of early gendered work experiences, and the ways they position women to perform precarious labor."-- Provided by publisher.
