So How's the Family?: And Other Essays

by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520272285
• ISBN13: 9780520272286
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"