The more anxious, isolated and time-deprived we are, the more likely we are to turn to paid personal services. To finance these extra services, we work longer hours. This leaves less time to spend with family, friends and neighbors; we… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
For many of us, work is the one place where we feel appreciated. The things that we long to experience at home - pride… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Lee, who had borne the guilt of polluting public waters and been cheated by a dishonest official at a tax office, wanted to feel… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Not only have the country's two main political parties split further apart on such issues, but political feeling also runs deeper than it did… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
As motherhood as a "private enterprise" declines and more mothers rely on the work of lower-paid specialists, the value accorded the work of mothering… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“We're on this earth for a limited amount of time," he says, leaning on the edge of the window. "But if we get our… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
And the Republican Party especially associates the market with the idea of progress, goodness, family, and points us toward the mall as an answer… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Could it be, I wonder, that there is such a thing as a wantologist, someone we can hire to figure out what we want?… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Each marriage bears the footprints of economic and cultural trends which originate far outside marriage. — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“A Lake Charles-based artist, Sally was a progressive Democrat who in 2016 primary favored Bernie Sanders. Sally's very dear friend and worl-traveling flight attendant… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“In the life of one man, Lee Sherman, I saw reflected both sides of the Great Paradoz--the need for help and a principled refusal… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Companies made money and were beholden to stockholders; it was understandable if they tried to “cover their ass,” people told me. But the government… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“They had children to take care of and felt wary of supporting any environmental movement or federal government action that might jeopardize them.” — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
