The contradictions of contemporary au pair schemes
Open Democracy,
Not all au pairs are exploited, but they do carry out work in conditions that may encourage maltreatment.
Au Pairs’ Lives in Global Context
Overview of attention for book
Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Introduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 ‘Pink Slave’ or the ‘Modern Young Woman’? A History of the Au Pair in Britain
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 ‘Good Families’ and the Shadows of Servitude: Au Pair Gossip and Norms of Au Pair Employment
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 When Work Doesn’t Pay: Outcomes of a Deregulated Childcare Market and Au Pair Policy Vacuum in the UK
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Migrant Domestic Workers, the National Minimum Wage and the ‘Family Worker’ Concept
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 In a Minefield of Transnational Social Relations: Filipino Au Pairs between Moral Obligations and Personal Ambitions
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 Bane and Boon; Gains and Pains; Dos and Don’ts. .. Moral Economy and Female Bodies in Au Pair Migration
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 ‘It’s Not Much’: Affective (Boundary) Work in the Au Pair Scheme
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 Au Pairs in Norway: Experiences from an Outreach Project
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 10 Ethnicity and the Au Pair Experience: Latin American Au Pairs in Marseille, France
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 11 Part of the Family? Experiences of Au Pairs in Ireland
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 12 Hiding in Plain Sight — Au Pairs in Australia
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 13 The Cosmopolitan Dilemma: Fantasy, Work and the Experiences of Mexican Au Pairs in the USA
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 14 ’she Doesn’t Think It Will Work Out’: Why Au Pairs in the USA Leave Their Host Family Early
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 15 Conclusion: When is a Worker Not a Worker? Tackling the Contradictions of Au Pairing
