The second shift
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The second shift
（Avon books, . Women's studies）
Avon Books, c1997
Available at 6 libraries
Note
"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover
Bibliography: p. 305-316
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In 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.
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