ABSTRACT

Servicing the Middle Classes investigates the recent rise in demand by middle class families for waged domestic labour and the consequent growth of a new `servant' class.
Examining the position of nannies and cleaners, the authors explore the national socio-economic trends which have led to this new phenomenon and the profound changes this reflects in our concepts of motherhood and class and gender relations.

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Part I THE RESURGENCE OF WAGED DOMESTIC LABOUR IN CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN

chapter 3|24 pages

PERSPECTIVES ON WAGED DOMESTIC LABOUR

chapter 4|44 pages

UNPACKING DEMAND

chapter 5|42 pages

UNPACKING SUPPLY

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Part II NANNY AND CLEANER EMPLOYMENT WITHIN CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN

chapter |1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 6|37 pages

NANNY EMPLOYMENT IN CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN

chapter 7|23 pages

CLEANER EMPLOYMENT IN CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN

chapter 8|11 pages

THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL REFLECTIONS