Naslov
“A LABOUR OF LOVE?” Informal Eldercare Work and Domestic Space in Contemporary Croatia

Autori
Mavrinac, Duga

Izvornik
Etnološka tribina : godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva (0351-1944) 45 (2015), 38; 86-96

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
plaćeni rad u kućanstvu, njega starijih, njegovateljice, prostor u kućanstvu, svakodnevni izazovi
(domestic work, elderly care, live-in care assistant, domestic space, everyday challenges)

Sažetak
In recent years, domestic work has become the center of many scientific+ c studies. Still, in most cases, disregarding its specific aspects and features, domestic work is displayed as a homogeneous category. In contrast, by observing daily activities and narrations of the live-in eldercare workers, specific working conditions, disproportional attitudes, duties and obligations are disclosed. The article suggests that in order to fully comprehend the extent of the eldercare work it is equally important to place the research where care work is located – within the domestic space. Hence, only by entering the deepest void of this work, space for exploitation, struggle and invisibility can be reduced to a minimum.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

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