Work, Labour and Cleaning - (Gender and Sociology) by Lotika Singha (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Outsourcing of domestic work in the UK has been steadily rising since the 1970s, but little research has considered White British women. This book argues that outsourced domestic cleaning can either be done as mental and manual skilled work or as manual and 'natural' emotional/affective labour, depending on the work conditions.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The outsourcing of domestic work in the UK has been steadily rising since the 1970s, but there has been little research into White British women who work as independent providers of cleaning services. Work, Labour and Cleaning is a cross-cultural analysis based on new research into two particular social contexts, one in the UK and one in India. It argues that outsourced domestic cleaning can be undertaken either as work (using mental and manual skills) or as labour (usually defined as unskilled, 'natural' women's work) depending on the social context and working conditions in which it occurs. The book challenges feminist dogma and popular myths about housework.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Lotika Singha brings a well-crafted binational study of the relationship between users and providers of outsourced domestic cleaning in the UK and India, noting the varying impacts of class and caste, with a finely honed focus on culture, occupational structures, and meaning. Gender and Society<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lotika Singha received her doctorate in women's studies from the University of York. Her research interests centre on social inequalities in everyday life and cross-cultural theories across various population groups.
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