Home Science

What is meant by home science?

• is knowledge in a systematic manner towards improving the quality of home and family life.

• A chosen profession or occupation for self-advancement

• Home Science gives knowledge for facing new challenges, to cope with knowledge explosion, technological advancements, new developments and growing needs of individuals for successful living in society.

What is the importance of home science to individuals?

• It will help to apply knowledge of different sciences for improving home and family environment, health, growth and development of individuals and in managing household resources.

• The economic stability of the family can be ensured by undertaking a job or self employment.

• Home Science gives knowledge for facing new challenges, to cope with knowledge explosion, technological advancements, new developments and growing needs of individuals for successful living in society.

• Home science will give scientific knowledge and develop skills for efficient performance of household responsibilities.

Home science caters to the needs of daily living of

• both science and art

• becoming a consumer conscious individual

• both boys and girls

• Being sensitized toward different issues in human development

Home Science only teaches cooking, stitching, home

decoration and child care is a ?

• scientific knowledge.

• Misconception

• Fact

• Not sure

What are the opportunities for wage employment?

• Owner of a canteen

• Supplier of packed meals and food service from home

• Staff of consumer organization/forum

• Manager of outdoor catering service for parties

there is a predominance of the nuclear family structure. The man and the woman share responsibilities. Moreover, the number of wage earning homemakers are gradually increasing which means that there is pressure of dual responsibility on women. Is a

• fact

• misconception

What is the 1 skill in areas of home science?

• self employment

• wage employment

• textile and clothing

• having a regular occupation

Give one example of wage employment.

• Owner of a catering service

• Starting cookery classes at home

• Owner of the emporium

• Staff in a government emporium

What is vocation?

• A chosen profession or occupation for self-advancement

• A regular occupation for which an individual is particularly suited or qualified

• Income earning activity by being owner of the activity

• small scale innovative business to earn a profit.

What is wage employment?

• Income earning activity by being owner of the activity

• small scale innovative business to earn a profit.

• Earning salary or wages by working for someone or some organisation