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.With a new afterword by the author, this groundbreaking study is as relevant today as when it was first published. |
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Greg and Carol Alston | 142 |
Barbara and John Livingston | 159 |
Pathways to the New Man | 173 |
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The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home Arlie Hochschild,Anne Machung Limited preview - 2012 |
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| Title | The Second Shift, Volume 63 Avon Women Studies Avon books The Second Shift, Arlie Russell Hochschild Women's studies |
| Authors | Arlie Russell Hochschild, Anne Machung |
| Contributor | Anne Machung |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Avon Books, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0380711575, 9780380711574 |
| Length | 315 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Women's Studies |
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