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Other segments from the episode on May 20, 1997
Arlie Hochschild on "When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work"
The University of California at Berkeley Professor of Sociology has a new book called "The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home & Home Becomes Work." It's about how work has become the refuge for harried Americans who find the demands at home more difficult than those at work. It's based on her research, interviewing employees for three years at a Fortune 500 company.
Classic R&B's Ambiguous Take on Drinking
Rock historian Ed Ward looks at how drinking has been portrayed in R&B music over the years.
Why College Costs So Much
Journalist and College Professor Anne Matthews talks about why college tuition is skyrocketing, and how campus culture and student expectations have changed over the years. Her new book is called "Bright College Years."
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