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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > division of labor
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > economics and work > division of labor
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization theory > organizational structure > management structure > division of labor
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > organizational structure, design, and change > organizational structure > management structure > division of labor
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational structure > management structure > division of labor
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > issues in organizational structure > organizational structure > management structure > division of labor

Preferred term

division of labor  

Definition

  • Anthropologists refer to the division of labor as the different tasks that people do to provide for their physical needs and to reproduce their culture. We base these tasks on such criteria as age, gender, and skill. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Labor, Division of]

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