About the Author
MAJELLA KILKEY is Senior Lecturer in
Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is author of Lone Mothers
Between Paid Work and Care.
DIANE PERRONS is Professor of Economic
Geography and Gender Studies at the London School of Economics, UK. She is
author of Globalization and Social Change: People and Places in a Divided
World.
ANIA PLOMIEN is Lecturer in Gender
and Social Science at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics, UK.
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 2013 edition
(February 21, 2013)
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Publication Date: February 21, 2013
Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work.