Cleaning Up: The Transformation of Domestic Service in Twentieth Century New York

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Alana Erickson Coble

Cleaning Up

The Transformation of Domestic Service in Twentieth Century New York

Alana Erickson Coble

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Routledge
21 March 2006

Sociology: work & labour; Labour economics

Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

Over the course of the 20th century, American domestic service changed from an occupation with a hierarchical, top-down structure to one in which relationships were more negotiated. Many forces shaped this transformation: shifts in women's role in society, both at home and in the work force; changes in immigration laws and immigrant populations; and the politicization of the occupation. Moreover, domestic workers themselves took advantage of the resulting circumstances to demand better treatment and a say in their working conditions.

By: Alana Erickson Coble
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9780415978095
ISBN 10: 0415978092
Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 21 March 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

IntroductionChapter 1. Breaking the Mold: Changing Work Structures Between the WarsChapter 2. The Bronx Slave Market: Depersonalizing Domestic ServiceChapter 3. From Condescension to Recruiting: Household Service Reform Efforts from WWI through KoreaChapter 4. Seeing Similarities: The Happy Housewife and New Respect for Domestic Servants, WW2 and BeyondChapter 5. A New LandscapeConclusionAppendixBibliography

An independent scholar, Alana Erickson Coble was an editor of The Encyclopedia of New York City and has published articles in that and other encyclopedias, and in Race and Reason and the Journal of International andWorking-Class History. She has also worked in technology at MIT, Columbia and internet consultancies.