Servicing the Middle Classes

<p><em>Servicing the Middle Classes</em> investigates the recent rise in demand by middle class families for waged domestic labour and the consequent growth of a new `servant' class.<br>Examining the position of nannies and cleaners, the authors explore the national socio-economic trends which have led to this new phenomenon and the profound changes this reflects in our concepts of motherhood and class and gender relations.</p> List of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgements, Part I The resurgence of waged domestic labour in contemporary Britain, Part II Nanny and cleaner employment within contemporary Britain, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index