A Job with No Boundaries
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in European Journal of Women's Studies
- Vol. 14 (3) , 193-207
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506807079010
Abstract
In recent years a number of important studies have explored the new international division of reproductive labor, but those works have concentrated, for the most part, on one end of the life cycle: nannies and childcare. This article focuses on the other end of it, home eldercare work. Jobs falling under this label encompass a variety of work situations but the title suggests a job that is more homogeneous than the occupation actually is. This article explores, through the narratives of the workers and the exploration of this 24-hour job, what it means to work as a home eldercare assistant.Keywords
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