DiLeonardo discusses the hidden or invisible work that heterosexual married women are expected to do for their marriage. No big

DiLeonardo discusses the hidden or invisible work that heterosexual married women are expected to do for their marriage. No big deal, right? Sending a few cards to family members? Making plans for the holidays? Doing the emotional labor for the family and the extended family is just what “nice” people do. These family duties are supposed to be joyful, right? Using both DiLeonardo, as well as the article, “The Joy of Cooking” discuss what the authors are bringing to light in their research about how taking care of the family is physically and emotionally hard, not to mention it also takes a lot of time. Connect this discussion to the TED Talk by DePaulo: “What No One Ever Told You About People Who Are Single.” There is a lot of work in relationships, including marriage, perhaps a reason why more people are choosing to live a single life. Thinking about all of this together, what would you suggest to make everyday and annual household duties more equitable within the household, including emotional labor?ted social class actually is? Given this importance of social class, why do we in the US pretend that we’re all middle class?