The Second Shift, Arlie Hochschild
The Second Shift, Arlie Hochschild
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The Second Shift
Working Families and the Revolution at Home

Author: Arlie Hochschild, Anne Machung

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 10 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/22/2019


Synopsis

An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant more than thirty years after its original publication.

Over thirty years ago, sociologist and University of California, Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild set off a tidal wave of conversation and controversy with her bestselling book, The Second Shift. Hochschild's examination of life in dual-career housholds finds that, factoring in paid work, child care, and housework, working mothers put in one month of labor more than their spouses do every year. Updated for a workforce that is now half female, this edition cites a range of updated studies and statistics, with an afterword from Hochschild that addresses how far working mothers have come since the book's first publication, and how much farther we all still must go.

About The Author

Arlie Russell Hochschild is the author of The Time Bind and most recently Global Woman, which she edited with Barbara Ehrenreich. She is a tenured professor at University of California, Berkeley.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave

I truly think every married man, newlywed or otherwise should read this book. This book is a sociological study about how men and women share the 'second shift', the time and the work put in at home in terms of both house work and child rearing. While there are various issues with the sampling (all......more

Goodreads review by Penney

Because running a household is work, and like any good business, the load must be negotiated and shared.The first class I stepped into for my undergraduate education was “Sociology of the Family,” and this book served as required reading. It changed my world. Have you ever wondered why women send al......more

There is good news and bad news: The bad news is that women get the shaft, big time. The good news is that most of us are in the same boat. I think this is a MUST READ for any single (as in, not yet married) female. AHEM Lauren! I can't speak for everyone, but I know many women in my generation are t......more

Goodreads review by Zara

I love Hochschild's style of writing, storytelling, and research approach, and this book combines all of those things wonderfully. Even though this was first written in 1989, and within the context of the US, it was a fascinating read and written in a really compelling way. The book focuses on labou......more