SOC349H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: French Cuisine, Corn Dog, Omnivore
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Even though women are working as much as men, when women come home they are doing the second shift. There is this idea that both are working equally in the work force, the women are doing the second shift (double burden). Division of labour at home affects inequality at work: there is still a wage gap between men and women (women make $. 72 per dollar men make). How does this relate to food work or care work in the home? because they are responsible for the house work and cooking that takes place at home. Women choose to take maternal leave and other things like this because they are recruited into doing this. It is not only in women"s benefit to know something about food work, it is also means benefit. The idea that one particular kind of food is superior to all other kinds of food. In the 1960"s, it was french cuisine was the pinnacle of good taste.
