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SOCIAL INEQUALITY AT LOW-WAGE WORK IN NEO-LIBERAL ECONOMY: THE CASE OF WOMEN OF COLOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Authors :
Savas, Gokhan
Source :
Race, Gender & Class; 2010, Vol. 17 Issue 3/4, p314-326, 13p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

This paper is a sociological overview and critique of complex relations between race, class, and gender in today's neo-liberal economy. The main aim of the study is to examine some important dynamics of social inequalities in this era by looking at women of color domestic workers. Domestic workers in the United States were predominantly African-American women, but in time other immigrant women of color also began to fill those jobs. This is why I mean Black women and Latinas by women of color. I have chosen women of color domestic workers case because being working class women of color reflects the intersectionality of race, class and gender. The case of domestic work does not only indicate racial inequality in the United States but also the interrelations of race with gender and class in today's neo-liberal economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10828354
Volume :
17
Issue :
3/4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Race, Gender & Class
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
56098018