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Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences
Journal of Family (and) Consumer Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal of family and consumer sciences covering research to practice. Founded in 1909, it is a quarterly publication published by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Articles from Vol. 90, No. 1, Spring
2 + 2 + 2: Collaborating to Enhance Educational Opportunities for Native Americans
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Abstract: A collaborative 2 + 2 + 2 agreement between South Dakota's reservation high schools, tribal colleges, and South Dakota State University's College of Family and Consumer Sciences and Agriculture and Biological Sciences will increase the number...
African American Women's Professional Dress as Expression of Ethnicity
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Abstract: The purpose of the research was to examine the use of cultural dress by African American professional women. To understand why cultural dress is used as professional attire, a qualitative methodology was employed in which data from interview...
Challenges and Opportunities for Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals in the New America
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Abstrac The US. Census Bureau projects that racial and ethnic minorities will achieve majority status shortly after 2050. This demographic shift, which will be fueled in part by immigration, has the potential to cause racial and ethnic conficts. Despite...
Cross-Cultural Dietary Patterns: A College Course on Ethnically Diverse Eating Patterns
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Abstract: As the US. population becomes more ethnically mixed, nutrition professionals are expected to provide health promotion and intervention strategies that are culturally sensitive and relevant. One issue that Family and Consumer Sciences professionals...
Demographic Data and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing Preferences of Minority Consumers in Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Abstract: Providing relevant information to diverse consumers on issues of food and nutrition is a challenge for some educators. While it is impossible to know as much as possible about an ethnic group, additional information is useful. This study describes...
Highlighting the Strengths of African American Families: The Family Center's Approach
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Abstract: Studies in the past have chronicled more pathological aspects of African American family life than the strengths they have generated to cope successfully with the economic and social ills they have faced. As we move into the new millennium,...
How Do Caregivers from Different Ethnic Groups Perceive Head Start Food and Nutrition Services?
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Abstract: Caregivers from African American, Latino, Vietnamese, and European American backgrounds who accompanied a child to initial enrollment in Head Start were interviewed in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese to assess perceptions of food and nutrition...
Infusing a Multicultural Perspective into Higher Education Curricula
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Abstract: The Multicultural Infusion Project at Colorado State University provides professional development experiences for faculty to assist them in making changes in content and pedagogy so courses are more inclusive of all students. The project has...
Introduction to the Special Issue on Ethnicity
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As we enter the new millennium, one of the major issues will be the extent to which those in our increasingly diverse society understand and appreciate ethnicity. Ethnicity, which can be defined as the distinctive culture and traditions of a particular...
Multicultural Education in Collegiate Family and Consumer Sciences Programs: Developing Cultural Competence
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and extent of multicultural programming in collegiate Family and Consumer Sciences programs. In addition, a needs assessment regarding support and deterrents to multicultural education,...
Multicultural Education: Urban-Based Field Study for Learning about Diversity
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Abstract: Educators, business leaders, government representatives, and community groups recognize the need for college graduates who understand the nature and social construction of human differences, and who can be effective as professionals in an increasingly...
Nutritional Status of Black Elders: A Review of the Relevant Literature
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Abstract: This article summarizes the literature concerning the nutritional status of older Black Americans and draws the following conclusions: (a) Dietary studies show low nutrient intakes for elderly Blacks compared to Whites and to the Recommended...
Teaching Architectural Styles from a Multicultural Perspective
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Abstract: This article addresses a dimension of contributions by African Americans that has long been neglected. The article provides new knowledge and insight for studying the history of American housing from a multicultural perspective. The knowledge...
Two African American Women Who Spearheaded Early AAFCS Accreditation in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Abstract: There is a void in the literature concerning African American women and their contributions to the Family and Consumer Sciences profession. This article is an attempt to provide information about the efforts and involvement of two African American...
