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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmotional labor
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl ˈleɪ.bɚ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The effort to control and produce appropriate feelings and expressions as part of one's job or within social relationships, often resulting in stress or burnout.
"Flight attendants perform a significant amount of emotional labor to ensure passengers feel safe and welcome."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from sociological studies, notably coined by Arlie Hochschild in her 1983 book 'The Managed Heart'. It combines the English words 'emotional', derived from Latin 'emovere' (to move out), and 'labor', from Latin 'labor' (toil or effort). Over time, its meaning has expanded from formal workplace requirements in service industries to encompass unpaid domestic and psychological burdens in daily interpersonal relations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Emotional labor" is said worldwide
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travail émotionnel
Transliteration: travail e-mo-tio-nel
"Le travail émotionnel exigé par ce poste est épuisant."
Emotionsarbeit
Transliteration: E-mo-ti-ons-ar-beit
"Viele Dienstleistungsberufe erfordern ständige Emotionsarbeit."
lavoro emotivo
Transliteration: la-vo-ro e-mo-ti-vo
"Il lavoro emotivo non è spesso riconosciuto né retribuito adeguatamente."
trabajo emocional
Transliteration: tra-ba-jo e-mo-cio-nal
"Atender al público todo el día requiere mucho trabajo emocional."
trabalho emocional
Transliteration: tra-ba-lho e-mo-cio-nal
"O trabalho emocional invisível recae frequentemente sobre as mulheres."
भावनात्मक श्रम
Transliteration: bhavnatmak shram
"ग्राहक सेवा में भावनात्मक श्रम बहुत अधिक होता है।"
情绪劳动
Transliteration: qíng xù láo dòng
"服务行业的工作人员通常需要付出大量的情绪劳动。"
감정 노동
Transliteration: gam-jeong no-dong
"감정 노동은 근로자의 정신 건강에 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다."
感情労働
Transliteration: kanjō rōdō
"コールセンターの仕事は激しい感情労働を伴う。"
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