Stratification Among In-Home Care Workers in the United States

被引:2
作者
Milkman, Ruth [1 ]
机构
[1] CUNY, Grad Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA
关键词
carework; COVID-19; domestic labor; gender; home health care; labor; sociology;
D O I
10.1177/08969205221123034
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Domestic workers-specifically in-home health care workers, childcare providers, and house cleaners-are generally concentrated at the bottom of the US labor market. Yet, there is also substantial stratification among and within each of these occupations. This article explores the heterogeneity in pay and working conditions among domestic workers in the 21st-century United States, which has been understudied to date. After sketching national patterns of stratification in this set of occupations, the focus shifts to qualitative evidence on inequalities among domestic workers drawn from focus groups conducted in New York City shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the impact of the pandemic on in-home domestic workers is briefly considered.
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