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Mary Romero

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Mary Romero is Professor of Justice Studies and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University, and 110th President of the American Sociological Association

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Feminism and Families (1996) — Bidragyder — 26 eksemplarer

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My Voya Ratings: 4Q, 3P
This is a wonderful view of the societal and class constructs of the relationship between domestic worker's families and the employing family. Mary Romero conducted a twenty year field study, which followed several children of domestic workers. The most in depth story was that of Olivia, who became a favorite of the family her mother worked for, to the extent that they had her sleep in the family quarters and paid for her to attend a prestigious school. This is a great look into identity and socially constructed roles based on ethnicity.
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"I just never felt like I belonged to anybody's family. I just didn't belong." (55)
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Værker
9
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Medlemmer
167
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#127,264
Vurdering
4.0
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1
ISBN
32

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