How long does it take to read The Second Shift?
Arlie Russell Hochschild, Anne Machung
The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild, Anne Machung takes about 5 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 322 pages, about 88,550 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"When The Second Shift was first published in 1989, it was hailed as "a scream in the dark" and "a brilliant, urgently needed analysis ... of the working woman who has it all". Now, in the twenty-first century, The Second Shift remains as important and relevant as when it was first published. As the majority of women entered the workforce, sociologist and Berkeley professor Arlic Hochschild was one of the first to talk about what really happened in dual-career households. Many people were amazed to find that women were still responsible for the majority of child care and housework even though they also worked outside the home. Now, in this updated edition with a new introduction by the author, we discover how much things have, and have not, changed for women today."--Jacket.
Subjects: Dual-career families, Sex role, Case studies, Working mothers, Family, Cas, Études de
