Second Shift Analysis

My grandmother believes that it is the womans’ responsibility to be a proper housewife by making dinner, keeping the house clean, and making sure the children are taken care of. She acquired this belief through her own experiences with her mother. Back then, it was more of a normalcy to stay at home and not have much of a life while the husband worked. She presents this belief by telling me I need to learn to start cooking and being more organized so that I can get married.

This article continues to revolve around the “second shift”, but it also discusses gender strategies and the changes in families, marriage, and work force, depending on how a couple may decide to construct their lives. In describing the traditional woman, the author says