Maids and mistresses in Recife (Brazil): An analysis of linkages between the formal and informal economy

In Brazil, domestic service absorbs a significant number of workers, mostly women. Not only do domestic servants represent a considerable contingent of the working women in Brazil, but they also make it easier for skilled females (their mistresses) to participate in the labor market, mostly in the formal sector of the economy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Vergolino, Tercina Barbosa

Contributors dc:contributor

• van Es, Johannes C.

• Social Work
• Women's Studies
• Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Vergolino, Tercina Barbosa

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924963
(UMI)AAI8924963

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22490