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DUE week 12:

Complete reading by Arlie Hochschild "The Second Shift," **linked on the syllabus on the wik**i. Then answer the following questions in an entry on your blog. 1. According to Hochshild, what is the “Second Shift?” 2. Briefly describe the story of Evan and Nancy Holt. 3. Hochschild argues that families create “myths” about their division of household labor. Describe the family myth created by Nancy and Evan Holt. 4. According to Hochschild, what is the purpose of family myths? 5. Was this reading surprising to you and why? How do you imagine you will divide family work (including child care) in your own marriage or cohabitation 6. Using what you have earned throughout this class about increasing numbers of women working for pay, increased divorce, higher age at marriage, how might these demographic changes influence women's role in housework. In other words, based on other demographic changes -- how and why do you expect change in the division of household labor by gender. And why SOCIOLOGICALLY might it not change as much as you might expect? Give this some deep thought before writing.