Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies.
Defines 'body work' to include the work by service sector employees on their own bodies and on the bodies of others
Sets UK case studies in the context of global patterns of economic change
Explores the consequences of growing polarization in the service sector
Draws on geography, sociology, anthropology, labour market studies, and feminist...
Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical n...
Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women's employment in post-war Britain.
A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary Britain
Includes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women's working lives over decades
Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of...
Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth rese...
Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women's employment in post-war Britain.
A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary Britain
Includes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women's working lives over decades
Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of...
Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth rese...
Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life through the stories of migrant women, working in factories and hospitals, banks, care homes, shops and universities over a period of 60 years.
Migrant Women's Voices is an autobiography of the post-war period as Britain became a multi-cultural society and waged work the norm for most women. McDowell illustrates the shift in migration patterns as post-imperial migrants to the UK replaced the immediate post-war pattern of migrants from...
Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life thro...
Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life through the stories of migrant women, working in factories and hospitals, banks, care homes, shops and universities over a period of 60 years.
Migrant Women's Voices is an autobiography of the post-war period as Britain became a multi-cultural society and waged work the norm for most women. McDowell illustrates the shift in migration patterns as post-imperial migrants to the UK replaced the immediate post-war pattern of migrants from...
Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life thro...
