Intimate Labors: Cultures, Technologies, and the Politics of Care

by Rhacel Salazar Parreñas

Book Overview

What do home health aides, call center operators, prostitutes, sperm donors, nail manicurists, and housecleaners have in common? Around the world, they make their livings through touch, closeness, and personal care. Their labors, both paid and unpaid, sustain the day-to-day work that we require to survive. This book takes a close look at carework, domestic work, and sex work in everyday life and illuminates the juncture where money and intimacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804761930
• ISBN13: 9780804761932
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Stanford Social Sciences
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"