The Second Shift: Gendered Norms and Household Labor

  1. This assignment can be found in Chapter 9 of your textbook. It asks you to investigate second shift work by using interviews as the research method and asking a working parent about how he or she juggles family and work. You can either take notes and/or tape-record the interview. As noted in the assignment, you should come up with a list of questions before you start the interview which include both open-ended and close-ended questions. Please thoroughly complete the entire assignment.

    What to do for the extra credit assignment:

  •   Complete the Data Workshop in Chapter 9 of your textbook
  •   Do Option 2 (formal) 3-4 page essay
  •   Format: 12pt, Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, double-spaced