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2012-04-30 조회수 : 1853 |
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Human life is built around work. Every human being is busy in some activity or the other throughout the day. Every person gets up from bed in the morning, brushes his/her teeth, takes bath and eats breakfast.
Then a child goes to School or College to study. An adult goes to work on the job and a housewife works at home.
In the evening a person comes back home, watches television, eats dinner and goes to bed at night. All these activities in which a person engages from morning to evening are known as 'human activities.
Meaning of Human Activities
Human activities mean all those activities which human beings undertake. Human activities are undertaken to satisfy human wants. These activities continue throughout life because wants are unending, unlimited and recurring.
Some of the human activities (e.g., working in an office or factory or shop) produce direct economic benefits. Other human activities (e.g. praying, playing, and sleeping) produce no direct economic benefits.
The main characteristics of human activities are as follows:
(i) Human activates are activities which can be undertaken only by human beings i.e., men women and children. These activities involve human efforts.
(ii) Human activities are undertaken to satisfy human wants which are unlimited.
(iii) Human activities continue throughout life.
(iv) Human activities have a very wide range.
(v) Human activities are performed both for earning money as well as for obtaining personal satisfaction.
Classification of Human Activities
All human activities may broadly be classified into two categories.
1. Economic activities, and
2. Non-economic activities:
Economic activities are undertaken with the object of earning money and acquiring wealth. These activities result in the production of economic goods and services.
Business is an economic activity but it differs from other economic activities such as those of an employee, and self employed persons like doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants, etc.
Non-economic activities are inspired by sentiments and emotions such as love for the family, desire to help the poor and love for the country. These activities are not undertaken for monetary gain but for one's satisfaction and happiness.
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