Abstract
Labor (or work) denotes an activity necessary to secure human existence. Division of labor refers to the separation of tasks and the specialized allocation to different workers. It is an active force in social structuring, economic development, and the everyday experience of individuals. Whereas changes within premodern societies have been slight, the rise of capitalist industrialization has caused a tremendous expansion of the detailed division of labor in large-scale manufacturing accompanied by a complex social division of labor in society. Various forms as well as the dynamics of structural change of the division of labor are discussed. An overview of main theories concludes the article.
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