Paying privately for childcare is a growing phenomenon worldwide, a trend mirrored in Sweden despite the prevalence there of publicly funded daycare. This book combines theories of family practices, care and childhood studies with the personal perspectives of nannies, au pairs, parents and children to provide new understandings of what constitutes care in nanny families.
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Using Sweden as a case study, this book combines theories of family practices, care and childhood studies with the personal perspectives of nannies, au pairs, parents and children to provide new understandings of what constitutes care in nanny families.
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Introduction: Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden Researching Families and Paid Domestic Care Parents Emplying Nannies and Au Pairs Nannies and Au Pairs Doing Care Children's Narratives of Nanny and Au Pair Care Caring Complexities: Care Situations and Ambiguous Expectations Conclusion: Doing Nanny Families
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“By including the accounts of parents, nannies and au pairs and children, this lively study throws light on themes of family and employment that will become increasingly important.” David Morgan, University of Manchester
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“By including the accounts of parents, nannies and au pairs and children, this lively study throws light on themes of family and employment that will become increasingly important.” David Morgan, University of Manchester
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Investigates childcare from dual perspectives of family practice and childhood studies; Draws on research involving all participatory actors in childcare – children, parents and nannies and au pairs – the book is unique in this respect and draws on the authors comprehensive study in this area; Provides new understandings of what constitutes ‘good care’ for children.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529201536
Publisert
2020-07-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Bristol University Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Om bidragsyterne

Sara Eldén is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Lund University She researches sociology of family and personal life, feminist theory, and childhood sociology. She is dedicated to developing new methods for researching everyday practices and life narratvies, especially in research with children. She has been a visiting scholar at the Morgan Centre at University of Manchester, and at the Centre for Childhood Studies at University of Leeds. Terese Anving is a senior lecturer at the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University. She researches sociology of gender and family relationships, with a special focus on inequalities of everyday life.