Work

activities performed as a means of support

thumb|Scene in club lounge, by Thomas Rowlandson

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adage that work expands to fill the time available

equilibrium of personal life, professional life and family life

thumb|class=skin-invert-image|upright=1.35|Human-hours worked per week in the United States, from 2006 to 2023

belief in the virtues of labor

social-theologic concept

work by Paul Lafargue

physical work done by people

thumb|right|Good Housekeeping is one of several magazines related to homemaking. thumb|right|Title page of Our Home Cyclopedia: Cookery and Housekeeping, published in Detroit, Michigan, in 1889

Ergophobia (also referred to as ergasiophobia or ponophobia) is described as an extreme and debilitating fear associated with work (manual labor, non-manual labor, etc.), a fear of finding or losing employment, or fear of specific tasks in the workplace. The term ergophobia comes from the Greek "ergon" (work) and "phobos" (fear).

behavior in which a person refuses regular employment

rejection of compulsory work and certain forms of work or work as such

The term workload can refer to several different yet related entities.

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tradicional culture of Andes

Coursework (also course work, especially British English) is work performed by students or trainees for the purpose of learning. Coursework may be specified and assigned by teachers, or by learning guides in self-taught courses. Coursework can encompass a wide range of activities, including practice, experimentation, research, and writing (e.g., dissertations, book reports, and essays). In the case of students at universities, high schools and middle schools, coursework is often graded and the scores are combined with those of separately assessed exams to determine overall course scores. In co