Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. 1. Introduction: Childcare on Trial 1
6. 2. Mother-Employers: Blanket Accountability at Home and at Work 17
7. 3. Nannies on the Market 42
8. 4. “They’re Too Poor and They All Smoke”: Ethnic Logics and Childcare Hiring Decisions 66
9. 5. Managing a Home-Centered Childhood: Intensive Mothering by Proxy 85
10. 6. Creating Shadow Mothers 105
11. 7. The “Third-Parent” Ideal 128
12. 8. Nanny Resistance Strategies 143
13. 9. Partnerships: Seeking a New Model 164
14. 10. Untangling the Mother-Nanny Knot 196
15. Appendix: Research Methods 207
16. Notes 219
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 267