Babysitter an American history
On Friday nights many parents want to have a little fun together—without the kids. But “getting a sitter”—especially a dependable one—rarely seems trouble-free. Will the kids be safe with “that girl”? It’s a question that discomfited parents have been asking ever since the emergence of the modern Am...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
c2009.
New York, NY : [2009] |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809031306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Beginnings of Babysitting
- 2 Suburban Parents and Sitter Unions
- 3 The Bobby-Soxer Babysitter
- 4 Making Better Babysitters
- 5 Boisterous Babysitters
- 6 Vixens and Victims
- 7 Sisterhoods of Sitters
- 8 Coming of Wage at the End of the Century
- 9 Quitter Sitters
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
