Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The View from Downstairs; 2. Husbands, Households, and Other Determinants of Women's Work; 3. Neither Maids Nor Cleaners; 4. Intimate Weapons of the Weak; 5. The Domestic Work of Maids, Mothers, and Men; 6. Earning Power and Women's Prerogative; 7. Conclusion; Appendix: Sampling Procedures; Notes; References; Index
Summary
"A sophisticated and sensitive text on domestic service in Turkey that singles itself out by a powerful account of the micro-sociology of power. It engages the reader in much broader debates about the mutual relations of class and gender, the role of patriarchal controls in shaping informal female labor markets and the management of status differentials by women in their daily lives. An important scholarly contribution written in a lucid and accessible style." a"Deniz Kandiyoti, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonUntidy Gender takes readers into the interconnec
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index
