The Second Shift, Volume 63In this landmark study, sociologist Arlie Hochschild takes us into the homes of two-career parents to observe what really goes on at the end of the work day. Overwhelmingly, she discovers, it's the working mother who takes on the second shift. Hochschild finds that men share housework equally with their wives in only twenty percent of dual-career families. While many women accept this inequity in order to keep peace, they tend to suffer from chronic exhaustion, low sex drive, and more frequent illness as a result. The ultimate cost is the forfeited health and happiness of both partners, and often the survival of the marriage itself. |
Contents
A Speedup in the Family | 1 |
Marriage in the Stalled Revolution | 11 |
The Cultural Coverup | 22 |
Copyright | |
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The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home Arlie Hochschild,Anne Machung Limited preview - 2012 |
The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home Arlie Hochschild,Anne Machung Limited preview - 2012 |
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