III. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS-I (4 Marks)
1. Why is Home Science education important
in the present times?
2. How do families make a nation prosperous?
3. 'Home Science subject is equally important
for both boys and girls'. Comment.
4. Write a brief note about the two fields of
Home Science.
Answers
Explanation:
1) Home Science education deals with all aspects of home and family management. It is both an art and science. It's an 'art' because it helps you manage your resources in a skilful manner, and it's a 'science' because it helps you improve your family life by offering you knowledge in the field.
2) In it they show that higher levels of marriage, and especially higher levels of married-parent families, are strongly associated with more economic growth, more economic mobility, less child poverty, and higher median family income at the state level in the United States.
3) yes
4) It is the education for "better living" and the core of this education is the family ecosystem. Food and Nutrition, Textiles and Clothing, Resource Management, Human Development and Communication and extension are the five major components of Home Science.