The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

This book is an eye-opener to all the women out there thinking they are the only ones who are married to men who don't want to help out around the house or with the kids! Apparently, it's a normal thing in the U.S. and other countries! It's not a feminist book in my opinion; it doesn't attack men. It does show some of the consequences of women working outside of the home.I enjoyed it very much; I had to read it for one of my graduate courses and I would recommend it to women and men alike!

This book is for all my working moms out there! My therapist suggested to put it on my read list and it was so good! Definitely good insight on different relationship styles and how households a run style wise from a dual parent working household POV. Interestingly enough, the original was written decades ago but still very much so apply to gender roles and how things are changing even up to now.

It was a very educational read. It made me think more about who cares for the home and why it is uneven.

I've bought ten copies of this book and sent them to friends from CT to CA. I was impressed with how the authors didn't bash men but presented the facts without judgement. The facts being: women have traditionally handled the equivalent of an 8-12 hr/day job at home that consisted of meal preparation, childcare, laundry, bill paying, gift purchasing, holiday and event planning, dental/medical maintenance for the family etc. Now that they work, the question must be addressed - who will handle that full time job at home ?Until we shine a light on this question we can't expect men to intuitively KNOW it needs to be addressed since they've never done the work to begin with (plus, let's be real, how many of us RUN after more work?). Many women just do the work until they get sick from exhaustion- so the conversations aren't even happening, or they have happened and failed. I sent this book to friends with daughters and more importantly with sons, because we have a chance as mothers to raise men willing to share the work and to raise women who will not settle for anything less than an equal partner.They also highlighted issues with 2 job families that our society needs a solution for, e.g. until there is adequate and affordable childcare women are taking lower paying flexible jobs to deal with half-day school schedules. If every parent works, how could a school arbitrarily close for a half day ? And why would we hobble 50% of our workers so they could not achieve their full potential when the resulting taxes they would have paid could help to support our economy? Yet my friends from NM to NY to CA complain about school schedules not matching work hours and having to compromise their careers.An excellent read that prompted many productive conversations.

Let me start with the truth: I don't read much. It was required reading for a sociology course I took, and lucky for me I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the perspective, how it calls out the truth of what many couples deal with in their day-to-day lives and how it identifies sources of tension in partnerships that those involved aren't always privy to. It makes it very easy to then look at your own life and open really healthy and potentially relationship-saving dialogue about what you and your partner are dealing with and need to address to make life better for both people. It definitely helped relieve some stress for me by helping me find the words about my own expectations and also seeing that I'm not the only one who experiences some cognitive dissonance about what I say I want, what I want deep down, what I've actually communicated (or haven't) about those expectations, and how it's all playing out.

I love this book. It's fantastic for all women and men to read, to better understand how our culture values the time and careers of men and women. The book is organized primarily in case studies of individual families, which really gives a nice look at how many different families of different cultures, races, locations, and socioeconomic statuses grapple with this key issue. Highly recommend this read for any one who is a grown person, man or woman, married or single! Highly relevant for same sex couples as well even though it is targeted at hetero couples.

In reading this I found my self confronted with a concept I have been struggling to understand 'patriarchy', a tenacious social and cultural belief system that I have been attempting to unravel. Horchschild, shows just how tenacious and adaptable male dominance can be and the lengths "some" women will go to obtain a sense of equality in their second shift. I cheerfully recommend this to anyone male or female to read and challenge themselves honestly on what the Author has to say.

This book says what the problem is, and this is how it will be fixed. Women see what has to be done, men do not, women will have to be the one who fixes the problem. (Good Luck Ladies) It is annoying that the male ego is so fragile that the only way he can feel superior is to shirk the dirty dishes. His children are watching & learning. If both partners are doing the providing, then they need to share the work load at home. It would make for a happier household.

Le livre est arrivé déchiré.

Fundamental para compreender a teoria do Care.

Great book excellent for my foundation degree in working with children and young people enlightening

Slight damage on the cover when it arrived and some pages folded but fantastic contents

新品ではないけど、キズなく中身もきれいです。良かったと思います。