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Work, Labour and Cleaning
The Social Contexts of Outsourcing Housework
- 292 pages
- English
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About this book
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 (usually defined as 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.
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Yes, you can access Work, Labour and Cleaning by Singha, Lotika,Lotika Singha in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Labour & Industrial Relations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Series Editors’ Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Conceptualising Paid Domestic Work
- 2. Behind the Words: Introducing the Research Project and Respondents
- 3. Nuances in the Politics of Demand for Outsourced Housecleaning
- 4. The Imperfect Contours of Outsourced Domestic Cleaning as Dirty Work
- 5. Domestic Cleaning: Work or Labour
- 6. Meanings of Domestic Cleaning as Work and Labour
- 7. The Occupational Relations of Domestic Cleaning as Work and Labour
- 8. Concluding the Book, Continuing the Journey
- Appendices
- Notes
- References