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Homemaking is mainly an American and Canadian term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, housewifery or household management. It is the act of overseeing the organizational, day-to-day operations of a house or estate, and the managing of other domestic concerns.
A Home Economics instructor giving a demonstration, Seattle, 1953 A training class 1985 at Wittgenstein Reifenstein schools. Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences (often shortened to FCS or FACS), [1] is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as ...
Mabel Hyde Kittredge, from a 1917 publication. Mabel Hyde Kittredge (September 19, 1867 – May 7, 1955) was an early 20th century home economist and social worker who is best known as a crusader for school-lunches and an author of books on household management.
With the advent of the Space Race, public attention turned to scientific and technological competition with the Soviet Union; home economics, which had positioned itself as training for homemaking, was a much less important priority in that atmosphere. The pioneers of the field were retiring; programs were being closed, down-sized, or demoted ...
The Betty Crocker Homemakers of Tomorrow, officially known as the Betty Crocker Search for the All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow, was a scholarship awarded to young women in the United States from the 1954-1955 school year [1] to 1977.
More American families in the 21st century are dual-income than have a stay-at-home mom (or dad). Homemaking is a term that was popularized in the 1950s when the Baby Boomers were young. The vast majority of boomers had a mother whose profession (as listed on the Census, for example) would be noted as "homemaker".
Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual home where the patient or client is living, generally focusing on paramedical aid by professional caregivers, assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people, or a combination thereof.
A skilled worker may have learned their skills through work experience, on-the-job training, an apprenticeship program or formal education. These skills often lead to better outcomes economically. The definition of a skilled worker has seen change throughout the 20th century, largely due to the industrial impact of the Great Depression and ...