The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living.
This volume describes the resourcefulness of past scholars and professionals who negotiated with cultural and institutional constraints to produce their work, as well as the innovations of contemporary practitioners who continue to change ...
As the profession commences its second century of influence, this collection from 34 international Congress contributors reflects the global nature of the profession and provides a platform for outlining what the future of Home Economics ...
Focus on Teaching: Selected Articles from the Journal of Home Economics
Focus on Dual-career and Other Family Lifestyles: Selected Articles from the Journal of Home Economics
The essays in this volume show the range of activities pursued under the rubric of home economics, from dietetics and parenting, teaching and cooperative extension work, to test kitchen and product development.
In this amazing collection of clever wisdom and practical advice drawn from vintage home-economics textbooks, you’ll find everything you need to get back to basics and run a healthy and happy household.
Focus on Aging ; Selected Articles from the Journal of Home Economics
Knowledge of food, clothing, and shelter applied to people, and the home became the accepted focus of home economics in the 1980s. The use of the word home confined the subject but also reconfirmed its domestic and private identity, ...