Emotion Work and the Triple Shift Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Who talks about Emotion Work
A
Hochschild
2
Q
What is emotion work?
A
Women are required to be the emotional support to lean on in families
3
Q
What do women do in emotion work?
A
- Handling jealousies and squabbles between siblings
- Ensuring everyone is happy/okay
4
Q
What is the struggle of emotion work?
A
They still have to exercise control over their own emotions
5
Q
What do Duncombe and Marsden argue?
A
That women have to perform a ‘triple shift’
6
Q
What is a ‘triple shift’?
A
Housework, paid work and emotion work
