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  3. Why do people work? Undoubtedly you have【B1】______ asked yourself the same q

Why do people work? Undoubtedly you have【B1】______ asked yourself the same q

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问题     Why do people work? Undoubtedly you have【B1】______ asked yourself the same question, perhaps focused on why you have to work. "Self-interest" in its broadest sense, including the interests of family and friends, is a basic【B2】______ for work in all societies. But self-interest can involve more than providing for existence or【B3】______ wealth. Studies show that the vast majority of Americans would continue to work even if they【B4】______ enough money to live comfortably.
    When people work, they gain a【B5】______ place in society. The fact that what they receive pays for their work【B6】______ that what they do is needed by other people and that they are a necessary part of the social fabric. Work is also a major social【B7】______ for placing people in the larger social structure and for providing them with identities. In the United States, it is a blunt and【B8】______ public fact that to do nothing is to be nothing and to do little is to be little.【B9】______ .
    Sociologist Melvin L. Kohn and his associates have shown some of the ways work affects our lives. Generally, people who engage in self-directed work come to value self-direction more highly, to be more open to new ideas and【B10】______ . Moreover, they develop self-conceptions consistent with these values, and as parents they pass these characteristics on to their children.【B11】______ . [br] 【B8】
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