🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

감정 노동

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gamjeong nodong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emotion Work/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən wɜrk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"고객 서비스에서 감정 노동은 필수적입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of managing and regulating one's emotions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job or social role.

    "In customer service, employees often engage in emotion work to maintain a positive demeanor, regardless of their personal feelings."
  2. 2

    The effort involved in controlling one's emotional expressions to conform to social expectations.

    "Teachers frequently perform emotion work to create a supportive classroom environment, even when they feel stressed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'emotion work' emerged in the late 20th century, primarily through the work of sociologist Arlie Hochschild, who explored the management of feelings in professional contexts. It combines 'emotion', derived from the Latin 'emovere' meaning 'to move out', and 'work', from Old English 'wyrcan', indicating effort or labor.

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