Maggie, was an African American slave who worked at a plantation.Her typical day included a full day of domestic chores plus a full day of work outside the home.She also acted as mammy to the plantation owner's children, apart from raising her own children.Maggie was experiencing a situation referred to as ________.

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Maggie is experiencing the "second shift" which refers to the phenomenon of women, particularly working mothers, doing a full day of paid work and then coming home to do additional unpaid domestic work. In Maggie's case, she is not only working outside the home but also has extensive domestic duties on the plantation, as well as raising her own children. The other options - paradigm shift, placebo effect, Hawthorne effect - do not apply to Maggie's situation.

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