Nanny families : practices of care by nannies, au pairs, parents and children in Sweden / Sara Eldén and Terese Anving.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eldén, Sara, author.

Anving, Terese, author.

Series:

Sociology of children and families series.

Sociology of children and families series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care--Social aspects--Sweden.

Child care.

Nannies--Sweden.

Nannies.

Nannies--Sweden--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 176 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Using Sweden as a case study, this book combines theories of family practices, care and childhood studies with the personal perspectives of nannies, au pairs, parents and children to provide new understandings of what constitutes care in nanny families.

Contents:

Front cover; Half title Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden; 2. Researching Families and Paid Domestic Care; 3. Parents Employing Nannies and Au Pairs; 4. Nannies and Au Pairs Doing Care; 5. Children's Narratives of Nanny and Au Pair Care; 6. Caring Complexities: Care Situations and Ambiguous Expectations; 7. Conclusion: Doing Nanny Families; Notes; References; Index; Back cover.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)

ISBN:

9781529201543

1529201543

9781529201529

1529201527

OCLC:

1110184143