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There are many varying definitions of the second shift, but the most common definition is that the second shift is the dual burden of paid and unpaid work experienced by working women (Hochschild, 1989). From 1950 to 1986 the amount of women in the workforce increased by 25%, from 30% to 55%, respectively (Hochschild 1989).
In 1989, Arlie Hochschild introduced the concept of second shift to define “a specific extra burden among employed women who are in a heterosexual marriage with a working man, which includes many...
Hochschild’s 1989 book, The Second Shift, represent a mother’s intense yearning to be a “supermom,” a woman who, at least on the outside, flawlessly maintains a career while tending to her children and consistently finishing her chores at home. 3 While a number of factors went
26 sty 2016 · First coined by Arlie Hochschild, the term “second shift” generally referred to “the dual burden of paid and unpaid work experienced by working women.” Those already familiar with the concept of the “second shift” would know that the word “revisiting” in the title of this essay is actually a misnomer.
This literature review will focus on concepts discussed by Hochschild and then compare these concepts to issues discussed in the current literature to try to tease out the societal factors that have led to a diminishing second shift.
6 lut 2015 · Although these conceptions of family duties may have changed to a more egalitarian conception of the “second shift,” the study also found that workplace policies regarding family leave, subsidized childcare, and flexible schedules influence the ways that women and men view egalitarian relationships.
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.
