Laura is a married mother of three who works a full-time job. she drops her kids off at school every day at 7: 30 a. m., arrives at the office at 8 a. m., works until 4 p. m., and then drives to pick up her kids from after-school care at 4: 30 p. m. she gets home around the same time as her husband, who works a full-time job from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. he expects that she will have dinner ready for the family by 6 p. m. from 7 to 9 p. m., laura usually does housework and reads to the children. what sociological concept does laura’s situation exemplify?

Second Shift

Explanation:

           Second Shift in sociological term means the work load of house hold and children care duties of a person after a days work in an office for pay. This term is given by sociologist Arlie Hochschild.

           It generally refers to such a person who after his or her days work outside the house also works in the house looking after the children or aged parents and doing other house hold duties.

It is like a second job after the days work for pay outside home.

Thus the answer is "Second Shift".

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