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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 01/31/2012
ISBN: 9780143120339
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/29/2012 pg. 28
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/15/2014 pg. 8