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The changing nature of the concept of work is one example of demographically associated social change. The definition of the concept of work, as referred to in this chapter, relates to the nature of activities that qualify as working activities in our perceptions and our thoughts about work – the meaning we attribute to our professional work. This includes aspects such as: Is our professional work a central life interest? Do we regard work as a financially motivated necessity or as a means of personal self-fulfilment? Which social values shape our understanding of what qualifies as ‘hard work’?
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Wolf, C. (2011). Demographic change and the changing nature of the concept of work. In: Boppel, M., Boehm, S., Kunisch, S. (eds) From Grey to Silver. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15594-9_7
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