Untidy gender : domestic service in Turkey / Gul Ozyegin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ozyegin, Gul, 1955-

Series:

Women in the political economy.

Women in the political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Household employees--Turkey--Ankara.

Household employees.

Women--Employment--Turkey--Ankara.

Women.

Social classes--Turkey--Ankara.

Social classes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

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."" --Deniz Kandiyoti, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonUntidy Gender takes readers into the interconne

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-263) and index.

ISBN:

9786612568152

9781282568150

1282568159

9781439903483

1439903484

OCLC:

630115864