Community Action or Involvement

Besides being a very influential sociologists and bringing to the field many concepts and phrases that are becoming the focus of study in many classrooms, Hochschild may also be seen as an activist. She feels very strongly that women do need to be more involved in the work force and do so higher up in the businesses. She is also a strong activist for a mother’s right to be able to balance equally her job that earns an income and her job of being a caring mother, as well as a homemaker. Along with her strong stance on the above issues, Dr. Hochschild has been the director of the Center for Working Families since 1998.