Gomez, Honey Jean V.

1. What is the importance of economics?

Economics is concerned with the optimal distribution of resources in society. The subject involves

 Understanding what happens in markets and the macroeconomy.

 Examining statistics about the state of economy and explaining their significance
 Understanding different policy options and evaluating their likely outcomes.

Examples of the importance of economics

 Dealing with a shortage of raw materials.

 How to distribute resources in society.
 To what extent should the government intervene in the economy.
 The principle of opportunity cost.
 Social efficiency.
 Knowledge and understanding
 Forecasts
 Evaluation
 Behavioural economics
 Applying economics in everyday life.

2. What are the seven areas of Home Economics?

 Cooking
Since food preparation was central to homemaking, cooking is one of the earliest
disciplines in home economics. Early home economics programs taught women how to
cook a balanced meal, and included food safety and preservation. Additionally, they studied
how to properly set a table and learned how to host meals, not only for their immediate
families, but for larger groups as well. This element of traditional economics still exists today
for both men and women in culinary schools, culinary programs for family and consumer
sciences students, and in nutrition degrees.

 Child Development
In addition to cooking and nutrition, home economics students were taught how to rear
children. This included learning about the stages of child development and how to correctly
respond to children at each stage. Today, students who study family and consumer
sciences still learn child development, which has become so significant that it is, in many
places, it's own major.

 Education and Community Awareness

Since women were the first educators for their children, teaching them basic reading
and math skills before they entered school, it was significant for them to understand how
best to teach these skills. Though education and community awareness, which included
moral and ethical lessons, were originally a part of the home economics education, it has
become so significant today that elementary education has branched into its own field of
study -- but one that is still dominated by women.
  Home Management and Design
Early women who studied home economics learned the the elements of design in order
to better decorate and care for their homes. This area of study also included cleaning and
organization, which was significant because homemakers were expected to keep the house
clean and organized. Today, individuals who study family and consumer sciences use these
skills to enter design fields where they thrive as designers, decorators, organization gurus
and real estate staging experts.

 Sewing and Textiles

Another of the earliest skills taught to home economics students, sewing was significant
to the lesson plans because many women sewed not only their own clothes, but clothes for
their children. Additionally, this skill came in handy when clothing needed mending.
Because patterns require certain types of materials, an understanding of textiles was useful.
This element of the traditional areas of home economics is still relevant today as family and
consumer science majors enter and thrive in fashion design and merchandising fields.

 Budgeting and Economics

In addition to cooking, child rearing, home planning and sewing, home economics
students learned how to budget. Because women did all, or most, of the family shopping,
they were expected to understand how to spend wisely and make the most judicious use of
available funds. Today, this traditional element of home economics is still relevant in family
and consumer science programs as students learn to properly budget, balance and invest
income.

 Health and Hygiene

In addition to caring for the home, students who studied home economics learned how
to properly care for sick family members. This included sanitation, keeping the sick family
member fed and quarantined from the healthy, and at-home treatments for common
illnesses. Today, some family and consumer science programs offer this information to
students, though it is not commonly its own area of study any longer.

3. What is the importance of technology and livelihood education?

Technology and livelihood education is vital to becoming a productive member of the
modern workforce. Choosing a career path, and then learning the technology related to that
field or industry, can be an excellent way to improve the chances of succeeding in a career
endeavor. Technology education is widely available; however, it is not always free.
Typically, students will attend vocational school, technical colleges and universities to learn
technology, including computer programming.

4. What are the aims of the objectives of the Home Economics?

The objectives of Home Economics are:
 to help students prepare themselves for home and family living
 to provide certain experiences which are preparation for professional home
economics employment
 to provide the home economics education curricula which will qualify the person to
meet requirements of the Arizona State Plan for Vocational Education;
 to provide minor programs for students with other majors;
 to offer non-baccalaureate terminal functional education of college level;
 to provide course requirements for a dietitian;
 to provide a major in Home Economics Education at the graduate level.