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The Second Shift Paperback – Bargain Price, April 29, 2003

by Arlie Hochschild (Author), Anne Machung (Author)

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Fifteen years after its first publication, The Second Shift remains just as important and relevant today as it did then. As the majority of women entered the workforce, sociologist and Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild was one of the first to talk about what really happens in dual-career households. Many people were amazed to find that women still did the majority of childcare and housework even though they also worked outside the home. Now, in this updated edition with a new introduction from the author, we discover how much things have, or have not, changed for women today.

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The best discussion I have read on what must be the quintessential domestic bind of our time. -- The New York Times Book Review

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.

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books (April 29, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0142002925
ASIN: B000CDG842
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 27 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,120,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1549 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Marriage & Family
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Good book and a quick read

July 29, 2016

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Very interesting book from an engaging author. Hochschild presents a common problem through a series of case study vignettes that have an easy to read narrative style. Hochschild's other book, The Managed Heart also makes for an interesting read.

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Great book to read about family from 1950s to now.

September 17, 2011

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I love this book.

In THE SECOND SHIFT: WORKING PARENTS AND THE REVOLUTION AT HOME, Arlie Hochschild holds up to the light this and many other strategies by which women and men in two-career marriages juggle work pressures and family needs. Between 1980 and 1988, Hochschild and her research associates interviewed fifty couples at great length. Hochschild also observed family life in a dozen homes. At the heart of her book are the stories of eleven couples. All but two are members of the middle and upper-middle class; each couple has made decisions and developed justifying myths a bit differently. Each has its own "economy of gratitude."

Hochschild is very much interested in the interrelationships between power--perceived and actual--and bonds of human caring. Her phrase "economy of gratitude" makes reference to what is given and received as gifts between spouses and how those gifts are valued. For example, if a woman earns more money than her husband, his male pride may suffer. His willingness to bear the affront may be viewed by both as a sacrificial gift, and out of guilt and gratitude she may assume most of the household responsibilities. Hochschild found many such contorted notions of what merits gratitude among the couples she studied.

As a college-age adult, I thought I would have little reason to read a study about the struggles of working women. That is wrong. I learned so much from reading this book. Learn more about family in this book.

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School Required Book

June 14, 2015

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Delivery surpassed all expectations - Book is a required school book - I'm still reading it but so far seems a good book.

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michele rzewski

July 27, 2010

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I read this book because I am working in a doctoral program and wanted to read a good example of qualitative research. However, I enjoyed this book so much that I am passing it along to friends who have no interest in academia. It is an excellent analysis of the negotiations that occur in many marriages regarding housework and childcare. The book was fascinatiing and depresssing - it made me wonder how we will ever find real equality in our homes when the majority of marriages do not have anything close to equality. I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of getting married - it is a great thing to start a discussion with a fiance.

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January 21, 2014

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The book was in good condition expect for a couple writings and highlighting on some of the pages. There was a bit of wear on the book in the front cover.I like the fast delivery.

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Amazon Customer

September 24, 2016

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A bit dated but gives great perspective on different family dynamics and parenting styles.

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Great information!

August 2, 2011

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Great read. I would recommend it as a gift for girls beginning at age 14 (and every year after that, if they haven't read it). This book will scare you straight regarding the trap that American women are in. We've been bamboozled! This book is not for ladies who don't want to know the truth about what's really happening in (most) two-career American homes and families! Well written and straight to the point!

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March 1, 2015

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Thanks!

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