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Class 6 The Value of Work: cheat sheet
CBSE Social Science. Economic and non-economic activities, wages and salaries, and why household and voluntary work have value even when unpaid.
Key ideas
- Economic activities are done to earn money or produce things sold for money.
- Non-economic activities are done out of love, care or service, without pay.
- The same activity can be either: cooking is economic for a restaurant cook and non-economic for a parent at home.
- Household work keeps a family fed and healthy; if someone were hired to do it, it would cost money.
- Voluntary work is done by choice to help others, such as cleaning a park.
- Every kind of work, paid or unpaid, helps society and deserves respect.
Remember
| Economic activity | work done for money |
| Non-economic activity | work done out of love, care or service, unpaid |
| Wage | pay for work, usually by the day or week |
| Salary | pay every month for a regular job |
| Voluntary work | unpaid work by choice to help others |
| Monthly income | daily wage × days worked |
Watch out
- Saying unpaid household work has no value.
- Sorting by the activity instead of the purpose: cooking can be economic or non-economic.
- Mixing up a wage (by the day or week) and a salary (monthly).
Worked example
A construction worker earns ₹800 a day and works 24 days a month. (a) What is the monthly income? (b) After paying ₹2,000 rent, how much is left? (c) Name two things a family needs the rest for.
Working: 800 × 24; − 2000
Answer: (a) ₹19,200 (b) ₹17,200 (c) for example, food and school fees.
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