About this title: As the majority of women entered the workforce, sociologist and Berkeley professor Hochschild was one of the first to talk about what really happens in dual-career households. This landmark study of two-career parents ranks in significance with "The Feminine Mystique" and "The Second Sex."
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1989-Hardcover---acceptable: dj has wear-Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 2003-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 1989
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Clean pages, great reading condition, edge wear, spine crease, dog-eared, trade paperback, heavy stain to upper left corner, buy as reader. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780142002926ISBN:0142002925
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 9780142002926. 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.1 Inches; 322 pages; Trade Size Paperback, No Dust Jacket, Book Shows Little Wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback; Second Printing
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780142002926ISBN:0142002925
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 9780142002926. 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.1 Inches; 322 pages; No Dust Jacket; Book Shows little Wear. read more
Description: Near fine octavo in VG dj. 309 pp. including index. Sheds a great deal of light on why so mny men are still unwilling to share housework and childcare. So many are now in 2 job familites--very honest and illuminating. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN-13:9780142002926ISBN:0142002925
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"A fascinating read on gender roles. I still refer back to the information in the book to help put perspective on the struggles of being a woman and mother. Even though we have come a long way...there is a long way to go."
"This book gives great insight to how changes, and the lack there of, affect individuals, and in this case, married couples and working mothers. This is my second time reading it, though the first round was just for school and I skimmed it more than anything."
"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 one company, all one geographical area, etc, which she does disclose at the end of the book) I think she arrives at very correct conclusions.
I cannot stress enough, my wife DID NOT urge me to read this book. I picked it up off of her bookshelf as I want to learn more about Sociology, her field. I chose this book because it seemed to have a very direct bearing on my current life situation. We are a two job household. We do not currently have children, but we plan to in the future.
I found myself shaking my head at many of the men in this book, and a few of the women. I cannot believe the lack of communication that occurs between some of these couples and feel blessed to have entered a marriage based on communication as a major if not the penultimate resource for surviving and thriving together. Communication, or lack thereof, seems to be a prevailing issue amongst most of these couples who have issues on the second shift. Outside cultural forces: male privilege, male dominated society, and a devaluation of the second shift among them seem to actually be the biggest impediments to a happy marital life. I truly appreciate the book opening my eyes to a few of these things. Specifically:
- Realizing the step down from an agrarian household, to a urban household caused a major cultural shift for men, and they had their wives at home building a bastion for them against these new outside forces of a modern, foreign world. Now women are taking a step from an urban household, out into the working world, and have no such assistance from men at home. They are expected to change DRAMATICALLY, taking steps forward to help the total household earning potential (or necessity) and men (again, in general) are staying put, not helping them!
- Hearing about 'balancing' about made me want to vomit. This particular form of balancing involves a woman making more than a man, or having a more important role at work, and then coming home and having to take on more of the role of housewife to make her man feel more 'masculine'. So NOW she not only is the primary household earner, but to protect our horribly, insanely, fragile male ego, has to do more at home to make us feel better. Ugh, I have never been more happy to be less 'masculine'.
Primarily this book made me think. And isn't that what all books should do? I am truly a better person for having read this book. I will be more apt to see if I am slacking around the house, with future children, etc. I had a few blinders pulled from around my eyes as to the familial life that many couples must endure. I am that much more secure in my own skin for realizing my brand of masculinity fits me and my marriage perfectly. I am that much more indebted to and in love with my wife."
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