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Helping out : children's labor in ethnic businesses

Miri Song
The growing body of literature on ethnic businesses has emphasized the importance of small family-based businesses as a key form of immigrant adaptation. Although there have been numerous references to the importance of ""family labor"" as a key ethnic resource, few studies have examined the work roles and family dynamics entailed in various kinds of ethnic businesses. Helping Out addresses the centrality of children's labor participation in such family enterprises. Discussing the case of Chinese families running take-out food shops in Britain, Miri Song examines the ways i
eBook, English, 1999
Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1999
1 online resource (262 pages)
9781439906187, 9781282701212, 9786612701214, 9780585364186, 1439906181, 1282701215, 6612701218, 0585364184
1058724116
Available in another form:
Preface; 1. The Role of Family Ties in Ethnic Businesses; 2. Chinese Migration and the Establishment ofTake-aways in Britain; 3. The Shop Runs Our Lives
4. Helping Out; 5. Upholding and Negotiating theFamily Work Contract; 6. Siblings' Labor Commitments andFamily Reputations; 7. Looking to the Future; Appendix A: Locations of Take-away Businesses; Appendix B: Background Information on Young People; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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