Rev. ed. of: The second shift : working parents and the revolution at home. 1989. Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-305) and index.
Contents:
1. Family speed-up -- 2. Marriage in a stalled revolution -- 3. The cultural cover-up -- 4. Joey's problem: Nancy and Evan Holt -- 5. The family myth of the traditional: Frank and Carmen Delacorte -- 6. A notion of manhood and giving thanks: Peter and Nina Tanagawa -- 7. Having it all and giving it up: Ann and Robert Myerson -- 8. A scarcity of gratitude: Seth and Jessica Stein -- 9. An unsteady marriage and a job she loves: Anita and Ray Judson -- 10. The "his" and "hers" of sharing: Greg and Carol Alston -- 11. No time together: Barbara and John Livingston -- 12. Sharing showdown and natural drift: pathways to the new man -- 13. Beneath the cover-up: strategies and strains -- 14. Tensions in marriage in the age of divorce -- 15. Men who do and men who don't -- 16. The working wife as urbanizing peasant -- 17. Stepping into old biographies or making history happen? -- Appendix: Research on who does the housework and child care -- Nonprofit organizations engaged in helping working families.
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