Experiences of ghanaian live-in caregivers in the united states, the
Auteur :
Donkor, Martha
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498564458
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
23,7 x 16,0 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
381 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book documents the experiences of Ghanaian live-in caregivers and argues that they value care work on their own terms and not on American perceptions. The challenges of work in a different sociocultural context elicited responses from the women that challenged some long-held assumptions about immigrant women’s care work.