Nanny Families: Practices of Care by Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden

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Sara Elden Terese Anving

Nanny Families

Practices of Care by Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden

Sara Elden, Terese Anving

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Bristol University Press
31 July 2019

Sociology; Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Sociology of Children and Families

Paying privately for childcare is a growing phenomenon, and its rise in Sweden is particularly interesting because of the vast prevalence there of publicly funded day care. This book combines family practice and childhood studies theory with the personal perspectives of nannies and au pairs, parents, and the children themselves, to provide new understandings of what constitutes 'good care'.

The authors investigate the ways in which all participants look upon and experience the caring situation in the family and show the possibilities and problems of nanny/au pair care. The study illuminates ways in which paid domestic care workers 'do' family and care and contributes to wider political and scientific discussions of inequalities in and between families, in the context of changing welfare states.

By: Sara Elden, Terese Anving
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529201512
ISBN 10: 1529201519
Series: Sociology of Children and Families
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 31 July 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden Researching Families and Paid Domestic Care Parents Emplying Nannies and Au Pairs Nannies and Au Pairs Doing Care Children's Narratives of Nanny and Au Pair Care Caring Complexities: Care Situations and Ambiguous Expectations Conclusion: Doing Nanny Families

Sara Elden is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Lund University She researches sociology of family and personal life, feminist theory, and childhood sociology. She is dedicated to developing new methods for researching everyday practices and life narratvies, especially in research with children. She has been a visiting scholar at the Morgan Centre at University of Manchester, and at the Centre for Childhood Studies at University of Leeds. Terese Anving is a senior lecturer at the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University. She researches sociology of gender and family relationships, with a special focus on inequalities of everyday life.

Reviews for Nanny Families: Practices of Care by Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden

By including the accounts of parents, nannies and au-pairs and children, this lively study throws light on themes of family and employment that will become increasingly important. David Morgan, University of Manchester