The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Au Pair
Original language description
The book is based on ethnography of Slovak au pairs living in the London area and captures both experiences of au pairs and host families. 1st chapter focuses on motivations of migration.2nd chapter is discussion based on material culture. Chapter 3 describes the work of an au pair 4th chapter tackles racism. 5th chapter examines leisure activities of the au pairs. Chapter 6 looks at men. Chapter 7 moves to analysis of the time spent in London using the model of a rite de passage. This leads to the conclusion, where we examine consequences of temporality and informality of relationship between au pair and their hosts for the au pair institution. Finally the appendix provides a brief immersion of our study within the larger comparative study of domesticlabour. We argue that exploitation and inequality follow from legal definition of au pairing and asymmetry of power in the relationship between au pairs and their hosts.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
B - Specialist book
CEP classification
AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2010
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
ISBN
978-0-7456-5012-8
Number of pages
209
Publisher name
Polity Press
Place of publication
Cambridge
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