Work can also have social meaning for many people. With work comes so¬cial status, honor, respect, companionship, and camaraderie. Aristotle described humans as social beings, and work can be a major activity through which our social nature is expressed. Consider the many reasons why someone might choose to be a teacher rather than an accountant, or a social worker rather than work in sales. Sometimes work can be associated with an entire lifestyle such as work in farming and in the military.