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'''House work''' is a specific work required to be done as a [[duty]] or for a specific [[fee]], related to or used in the running of a [[household]]. Historically, men may not have done much of the house work, leading to a point of dispute between partners today.
Depending on the nature of the [[house]], chores can be divided into two categories, indoor and outdoor. Indoor chores might include [[cooking]], setting the table and [[wash]]ing dishes; [[cleaning]], [[sweep]]ing, [[vacuum]]ing, [[dust]]ing and [[mop]]ping; [[laundry]] and [[ironing]]; lifting and [[wiktionary:carry|carrying]] things, putting things away; [[childcare|child]] and [[old age|elder]] [[wiktionary:care|care]]; paying [[Bill (payment)|bill]]s. Outdoor work can include decorative and vegetable [[garden]] care, [[lawn]] and grounds maintenance, animal care, [[snow removal]], driveway maintenance, outbuilding maintenance. In Japan, care of [[futon]]s is often a regular task.
In [[Neo-classical economics|traditional economic]] analysis, such house work performed by ''members of the household'' are not included in economic output. However, housework is a vital part of the economy and society. An early text discussing housework is [[Proverbs 31]], describing an ideal [[wife]] who "looks after her family's needs." (verse 27 [[Good News Translation|GNB]]).
==See also==
*[[Furniture]]
*[[Interior design]]
[[Category:Home]]
[[Category:Domestic life]]
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