Anupdatededitionofastandardinitsfieldthatremainsrelevantmorethanthirtyyearsafteritsoriginalpublication.Overthirtyyearsago,sociologistandUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyprofessorArlieHochschildsetoffatidalwaveofconversationandcontroversywithherbestsellingbook,TheSecondShift.Hochschild’sexaminationoflifeindual-careerhousholdsfindsthat,factoringinpaidwork,childcare,andhousework,workingmothersputinonemonthoflabormorethantheirspousesdoeveryyear.Updatedforaworkforcethatisnowhalffemale,thiseditioncitesarangeofupdatedstudiesandstatistics,withanafterwordfromHochschildthataddresseshowfarworkingmothershavecomesincethebook’sfirstpublication,andhowmuchfartherweallstillmustgo.
