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Shadow Mothers - Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering (Paperback)
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Shadow Mothers - Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering (Paperback)
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"Shadow Mothers" shines new light on an aspect of contemporary
motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by
women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers
forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire. Cameron Lynne Macdonald
illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship.
Based on in-depth interviews with professional women and childcare
providers-- immigrant and American-born nannies as well as European
au pairs--"Shadow Mothers" locates the roots of individual
skirmishes between mothers and their childcare providers in broader
cultural and social tensions. Macdonald argues that these conflicts
arise from unrealistic ideals about mothering and inflexible career
paths and work schedules, as well as from the devaluation of paid
care work.
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