choreology
Choreology is a term used to describe the study and analysis of how activities are organized, coordinated, and sequenced within social life. It focuses on how tasks are allocated, scheduled, and performed across different settings—households, workplaces, and public spaces—and on how movement through space and time is shaped by social norms, technologies, and institutions.
In sociology and anthropology, choreology often examines the distribution of domestic labor, time-use patterns, and the
Methods commonly associated with choreology include time-use surveys, ethnographic observation, process mapping, and motion or workflow
The term is not uniformly standardized and appears in different disciplines with varying emphases. Critics note
See also: choreography, social choreography, time-use research, care work, workflow management.