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Maria and manno both work full time. maria gets off work at 4, picks up her kids from her sister's house, and returns home to start the laundry. she makes dinner for her family and checks her children's homework. maria's scenario is an example of the housework and care work that sociologists call __________.

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Maria's scenario is an example of what sociologists call as the second shift
the second shift is an occurrence where the traditional role of housework and child caring spread disproportionately to women in addition to their paid labor will resulted in more time spent on average compared to how long mens take for full-time job.
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