Servicing the Middle Classes: Class, Gender

Servicing the Middle Classesinvestigates the resurgence in demand for waged domestic labor in Britain during the 1980s and early 1990s and the consequent growth of a new "servant" class. Examining the conditions and trends which have cojoined to produce and reproduce this labor force, the books draws extensively on two case studies to explore the day-to-day practices, composition, geography of demand, and social relations of the two major forms of waged domestic labor in contemporary Britain--nannies and cleaners. The book concludes by considering the effects of the ideologies of motherhood, false kinship relations, and caring on the ways in which domestic workers are employed, and examines the broader theoretical implications of the study for debates on class and gender and its implications for feminist politics.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Waged Domestic Labour in Contemporary Britain	p. 3
The Geography of Waged Domestic Labour in Britain in the 1980s	p. 9
Perspectives on Waged Domestic Labour	p. 51
Unpacking Demand	p. 76
Unpacking Supply	p. 122
Nanny Employment in Contemporary Britain	p. 168
Cleaner Employment in Contemporary Britain	p. 207
Theoretical and Political Reflections	p. 231
App. 2.1 Occupational categories and totals, Britain: 1981-91	p. 242
App. 2.2 Occupational categories and totals, north-east and south-east England, 1981-91	p. 246
App. 2.3 Occupational categories by county, England, 1981-91	p. 249
App. 2.4 Categories of advertised demand by county, England, 1981-91	p. 253
App. 2.5 Categories of advertised demand by postcode area, London, 1981-91	p. 274
App. 2.6 The north-east and south-east workplace surveys	p. 284
App. 5.1 Labour force characteristics	p. 286
App. 6.1 Nanny employment: terms and conditions	p. 291
App. 6.2 Household expenditure on waged domestic labour	p. 293
Notes	p. 294
Glossary	p. 305
Bibliography	p. 307
Name index	p. 322
Subject index	p. 325
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Servicing the Middle Classes: Class, Gender and Waged Domestic Work in Contemporary Britain

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