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- What is a chore?
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.
Household chores can be divided into two categories,
indoor and outdoor. The indoor chores have
long had a negative connotation, "I have to go do my chores"
being a common unhappy statement, while the outdoor chores
are sometimes seen as more pleasant.
The indoor
chores 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;
paying
bills.
The outdoor
chores include decorative and vegetable
garden
care,
lawn and
grounds maintenance, animal care, snow removal, driveway
maintenance, outbuilding maintenance. 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. Chores
are commonly assigned by parents worldwide as tasks for children
to complete around the house. The parents give their child or
children chores as a way of learning disciplinary skills. Many
parents create chore charts that are used to track the
completion of these tasks. Common chores assigned to children
include: cleaning room, making bed, emptying trash, feeding
pets, washing car, laundry and yardwork. Some parents have used
chores as a way for children to earn allowance in order to
create a connection between hard work and reward, while other
parents believe that chores should be done as a family
contribution and not compensated for with rewards.
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