Publication details
Motivácie au pair migrácie zo Slovenska
| Title in English | Motivations of au pair migration from Slovakia |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Slovenský národopis : časopis Ústavu etnológie Slovenskej akadémie vied |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | au pair - migration - paid domestic labour |
| Description | Existing studies explain au pair-ing as an economic strategy used by East-European women to cope with post-socialist transformation. The aim of this paper is to broaden this interpretation arguing that when becoming au pairs, young Slovaks engage with postsocialist transformation more complexly, not only on economical level. In particular the confrontation with postsocialism and importance of experiences and skills ascribed to the West challenge traditional creation of life projects in the area. |