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So How´s the Family?: And Other Essays
Arlie Hochschild
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Description for So How´s the Family?: And Other Essays
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
In this new collection of thirteen essays, Arlie Russell Hochschild--author of the groundbreaking exploration of emotional labor, The Managed Heart and The Outsourced Self--focuses squarely on the impact of social forces on the emotional side of intimate life. From the "work" it takes to keep personal life personal, put feeling into work, and empathize with others; to the cultural "blur" between market and home; the effect of a social class gap on family wellbeing; and the movement of care workers around the globe, Hochschild raises deep questions about the modern age. In an eponymous essay, she even points towards ... Read more
In this new collection of thirteen essays, Arlie Russell Hochschild--author of the groundbreaking exploration of emotional labor, The Managed Heart and The Outsourced Self--focuses squarely on the impact of social forces on the emotional side of intimate life. From the "work" it takes to keep personal life personal, put feeling into work, and empathize with others; to the cultural "blur" between market and home; the effect of a social class gap on family wellbeing; and the movement of care workers around the globe, Hochschild raises deep questions about the modern age. In an eponymous essay, she even points towards ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520272286
SKU
V9780520272286
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About Arlie Hochschild
Arlie Hochschild is Professor Emerita of Sociology at UC Berkeley; she is a leading postwar feminist and the author of numerous books, including The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling.
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