The Second Shift

Working Families and the Revolution at Home

Arlie Hochschild, Anne Machung

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Penguin USA
31 January 2012

Sociology: family & relationships

An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant

more than twenty years after its original publication.

More than twenty years ago, sociologist and University of

California, Berkeley, professor Arlie Hochschild set off a tidal wave

of conversation and controversy with his bestselling book, The

Second Shift. In it, she examined what really happens in dual-career

households. Adding together time in paid work, child care, and

housework, she found that working mothers put in a month of work a year

more than their spouses. Updated for a workforce now half female, this

edition cites a range of new studies and statistics and includes a new

afterword in which Hochschild assesses how much-and how little-has

changed for women today.

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.

By: Arlie Hochschild, Anne Machung
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9780143120339
ISBN 10: 0143120336
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 31 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.