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Getting by: Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development (Rural America) - Hardcover

Gringeri, Christina E.

 
9780700606405: Getting by: Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development (Rural America)

Synopsis

The 1970s and 1980s saw a resurgeance of industrial homework in rural areas. This text examines the effects of homeworking on workers (mainly women) and their families, and explores the role of the state in subsidising the development of homeworking jobs that depend on gender.

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About the Author

Christina E. Gringeri is assistant professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Utah.

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