Navigating babysitting as liminal, gendered, and undervalued work
| Autor: | Riley Easterbrook, Wolfgang Lehmann, Rebecca Raby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Qualitative interviews 05 social sciences Gender studies 0506 political science 050906 social work Work (electrical) 050602 political science & public administration Developmental and Educational Psychology Sociology 0509 other social sciences Liminality media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Childhood. 28:103-117 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7013 0907-5682 |
| Popis: | Babysitting is a common early-work experience in the West, yet there is little research on babysitters. From in-depth, qualitative interviews with 16 babysitters, we explore three themes related to liminality and gender inequality in babysitting. First, babysitting is a skilled job; many babysitters undertook formal and informal training and used it at work. Second, babysitters occupy a liminal position between childhood and adulthood, bringing challenges and opportunities at work. Finally, babysitters thoughtfully negotiate pay, but sometimes experience challenges doing so. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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