Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences

Family resources was a strong focus of President Bush's State of the Union address on January 28, 2003. With the weakening economy, there are proposals to increase the deduction for children, increase the education credits, and provide prescription coverage...

The family and consumer sciences (FCS) profession has long embraced "doing" as well as "knowing." The curriculum in FCS is well-suited for providing research opportunities for qualified undergraduate students. Once students have grounding in basic courses,...

ABSTRACTThe kitchen is important in most homes because of food preparation and other household tasks. The historic philosophy of family and consumer sciences has been an influencing factor throughout the evolution of kitchen design. The Center for Real...

Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Richards, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] instructor in chemistry, saw her work as chemist in the laboratory of life as more important than her performance on the stage of leadership and subsequent recognition....

ABSTRACTEcological disasters make it imperative for engineers, designers, architects, and consumers to become involved in environmental issues.This article focuses on environmental issues and explores an emerging concept-"green design"-for managing the...

ABSTRACTSchools in America will become increasingly diverse in the 21st century because of demographic changes in the U.S. population. It is projected that students of color will comprise nearly 50% of the nation's students in 2020. The research and...

Adult Children, Aging ParentsParents are parents throughout their lifetime. Children, even when they are old enough to retire, are still sons or daughters. Adult Children and Aging Parents: Conversations between Generations is a curriculum that was designed...

The body of knowledge and human needs can be viewed from several perspectives. Maslow's hierarchy is one example. Literature on Maslow's needs hierarchy is unclear on the universality of the concept (Seeley, 1992). Porter et al. (1991) suggest that Maslow's...

Deep change is seen as the 'work' that must be undertaken to maintain the sky for this and future generations.The folk tale on the opposite page, "Why Men Have to Work" (Peck, 1998), was originally told to explain why work is integral to life. This was...

Dietary patterns formed in childhood can influence the risk of developing certain chronic conditions in childhood or later in life. Childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate over the last 20 years. Particularly alarming is the increase in obesity...

Life Course Development provides a valuable tool for teaching about and studying families. Used for over a century in one form or another (Rountree, 1901), it focuses on families' transitions through the life span. We have all witnessed the basic transitions...

The dictionary defines resources as assets, means that can be used to advantage, and an available supply that can be drawn upon when needed. Another definition is the ability to deal with situations effectively. Sustainability refers to maintaining,...

This study investigated the importance of used clothing and household textiles to consumers, ways in which secondhand markets for these items could be improved, and alternatives to sending unwanted items to the landfill. Interviews with customers at...

ABSTRACTUsing information collected in 1999 on 976 female workers (aged 45-58 in 1999) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women, this study explored the extent of the women's knowledge about their pension plans.The results reveal that only...