A stop at the end of the bus line Nannies, children, and the language of care

A stop at the end of the bus line Nannies, children, and the language of care

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stop at the end of the bus line

Nannies, children, and the language of care

Baquedano-Lopez

Patricia

Baquedano-Lopez, Patricia

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Author

University of California, Berkeley

Center for Working Families

University of California, Berkeley. Center for Working Families

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Berkeley, CA Center for Working Families, University of California, Berkeley 2002 2002 monographic

Berkeley, CA

Berkeley, CA

Center for Working Families, University of California, Berkeley

2002

2002

monographic

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English

eng

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This paper reports on an ongoing project aimed at describing the ways in which language is a tool for socializing care. The study examines the local practices and ideologies of care that underlie the interactions of Spanish-speaking, Latina nannies and the mostly white, English speaking children under their care at a park in the west side of Los Angeles. The paper further investigates the nannies' views on their profession as caregivers and their views on the childrens development of Spanish. Finally, the affective and moral dimensions involved in nanny care are also explored.

Patricia Baquedano-López is an Assistant Professor in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley Center for Working Families Working Paper No. 51

Berkeley Center for Working Families Working Paper No. 51

Berkeley Center for Working Families Working Paper

No. 51

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