Even when both husbands and wives are employed outside of the home, the bulk of the domestic responsibilities fall on women. The sociological term for this is
A) the dual labor market since women work at their paid jobs and at home.
B) gender segregation because tasks that are stereotypically female and those that are stereotypically male are distinct.
C) the second shift since women still have housework to complete after their paid jobs.
D) familial inequity since women typically bear a disproportionate burden of tasks from which the entire family benefits.

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The sociological term for the situation where women have to work at their paid jobs and then complete housework is called "the second shift". This term was coined by Arlie Hochschild in her book "The Second Shift: Working Parents and the Revolution at Home", where she argues that women's domestic labor is undervalued and that they are expected to work a second shift of unpaid housework after their paid job, leading to a gender imbalance in household labor.

Even When Both Husbands and Wives Are Employed Outside of the Home