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Davis, Angela The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-class Perspective 1981 Book Chapter Domestic Labour, Social Reproduction Feminism, Race, Racism, African-American Context, American Context, Sexism, Social Class, Working Class, Domestic Labour, Housework, Gendered Labour, Unpaid Labour
Citation Davis, Angela 1981 Book Chapter Feminism Race Racism African-American Context American Context Sexism Social Class Working Class Domestic Labour Housework Gendered Labour Unpaid Labour Domestic Labour Social Reproduction

"The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-class Perspective"

by Davis, Angela (1981)

Keywords

Feminism, Race, Racism, African-American Context, American Context, Sexism, Social Class, Working Class, Domestic Labour, Housework, Gendered Labour, Unpaid Labour

Themes

Domestic Labour, Social Reproduction

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Citation

Davis, Angela. “The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective.” Women, Race and Class, edited by Angela Davis, Random House, 1981, pp. 222–44.

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