 | Servicing the Middle Classes: Class, Gender and Waged Domestic Work in Contemporary Britain Subjects: Area Studies; Geography; Social Sciences; Sociology & Social Policy; Gender Studies; Human Geography; Women''s Studies; Social Geography; 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. |
