Annotated Bibliography On Domestic Work

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Ashley Adames
12/3/14
IAS 31216
Prof. Rosenbaum
Annotated Bibliography Draft
Boris, E., & Kleinberg, S. J. (2003). Mothers And Other Workers. Journal Of Women's History, 15(3), 90-117.
Byrd, N. Z. (2010). The Dirty Side Of Domestic Work: An Underground Economy And The Exploitation Of Undocumented Workers. Depaul Journal For Social Justice, 3(2), 245-276.
Gorfinkiel, M. D. (2011). Migrant Domestic Work and Changes in the Ideas of Childcare. Journal Of Comparative Family Studies, 42(5), 739-749.
Hess, S., & Puckhaber, A. (2004). 'big sisters' are better domestic servants?! comments on the booming au pair business. Feminist Review, (77), 65-78. This article argues that au-pair programs around the world have become a form of domestic work indistinguishable from the work of migrant workers and should be seen as migratory domestic work. The experiences of Slovakian au-pairs in Germany and German au-pairs in the United States show that they can be and are being exploited by their host families and the agencies. This is due to the lack of laws and rules, which causes au-pairs to not to have decent work hours and inadequate working conditions from their host families.
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(1997). "I'm Here, But I'm There": The Meanings Of Latina Transnational Motherhood. Gender & Society, 548-571.

Illanes, J. C. (2010). Migrant Mothers and Divided Homes: Perceptions of Immigrant Peruvian Women about Motherhood. Journal Of Comparative Family Studies, 41(2),

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