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Encyclopedia > Housework

A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household. // Ethics Duty is a term loosely applied to any action (or course of action) which is regarded as morally incumbent, apart from personal likes and dislikes or any external compulsion. ... One pays a fee as renumeration for services, especially the honorarium paid to a doctor, lawyer or member of a learned profession. ... The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. ...


Household chores normally include: cooking, setting the table and washing dishes; cleaning, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting and mopping ; picking up clothes to the washer and laundry; ironing; lift and carry things, putting things away; child and elder care; garden and animal care; outdoor chores, paying bills, ... Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ... The term wash can mean several things: Cleaning A wash is the act of cleaning. ... Cleanliness is the absence of dirt, including dust, stains and a bad smell. ... Sweep may be any of the following: Look up Sweep on Wiktionary, the free dictionary An very long oar used for guiding bateaus and like boats. ... For other uses, see vacuum cleaner and Vacuum (musical group). ... Dust is a general name for minute solid particles of diameters less than 500 micrometers (otherwise see sand or granulates) and, more generally, for finely divided matter. ... A mop in a bucket with a wringer. ... A pick is a tool used for manual labour which consists of a hard spike attached perpendicular to a handle. ... Man and woman washing linen in a brook, from William Henry Pynes Microcosm, 1806. ... An iron Ironing or smoothing is the work of using a heated tool to remove wrinkles from washed clothes. ... Childcare is the act of caring for and supervising minor children. ... For the song, see Old Age. ... // Headline text Insert non-formatted text here--82. ... A bill is a document requesting payment for goods and services previously supplied. ...


In Neo-classical economic analysis, such household chores performed by members of the household are not included in economic output. However, Feminist Economists have argued that housework and household chores are a vital part of the economy and society. Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...



 

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