Saturday, October 16, 2010

"The Emotional Geography of Work and Family Life" by Arlie Hochschild

Discussion questions:

What is the work-family speed-up? What is causing it?

What does Hochschild mean when she says that work is becoming like home and home is becoming like work? What is causing this?

Study guide questions:

By “speed up,” Hochschild is describing what?

What are the responses to the “speed up” described by Hochschild?

Among
the many hypotheses Hochschild offers about why many people accept the
“speed-up”, which did she REJECT?
 
The shifting focus of loyalties and commitments
can be attributed to
what?

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