Lesson 5
NATURE AND ROLE OF HOME MANAGEMENT
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At the end of the Lesson, Student should be able to;
a. Understand the Concept of Home Management
b. Identify Key Areas of Home Management
c. Apply Time Management Principles in Home Management
PRE-TEST
PRE-TEST
1. What is the primary goal of home management?
a) To maintain cleanliness
b) To ensure effective use of resources
c) To decorate the home
d) To provide entertainment
2. Which of the following is NOT considered a key function of home management?
a) Planning
b) Organizing
c) Educating
d) Controlling
3. Effective home management helps in:
a) Increasing household expenses
b) Reducing household stress
c) Avoiding household chores
d) Ignoring family needs
4. Which of the following is an example of resource management in a home?
a) Decorating the living room
b) Budgeting and managing household expenses
c) Scheduling family vacations
d) Deciding on family meal times
5. Home management involves:
a) Only the women in the household
b) Managing finances, time, and resources
c) Making sure children do their homework
d) Creating a strict schedule for every household member
6. What is the role of planning in home management?
a) To ensure that all family members follow the same routines
b) To forecast the future needs and allocate resources accordingly
c) To handle crises and emergencies only
d) To prevent any changes in family activities
7. Which of the following is an important skill for a home manager?
a) Time management
b) Decision-making
c) Communication
d) All of the above
8. In home management, the term "organization" refers to:
a) Planning family events
b) Creating a system for household tasks and responsibilities
c) Organizing family members’ schedules
d) Only cleaning and decluttering the house
9. Why is budgeting a crucial aspect of home management?
a) It helps determine how much money is needed for groceries
b) It helps allocate resources efficiently and ensure financial stability
c) It limits household spending
d) It ensures that all bills are paid on time
10. Which of the following is an example of controlling in home management?
a) Developing a shopping list
b) Assessing whether household goals are being met
c) Organizing household chores
d) Decorating the house
11. Which of the following does NOT contribute to effective home management?
a) Establishing routines
b) Prioritizing tasks
c) Ignoring family members’ needs
d) Delegating responsibilities
12. A key element of decision-making in home management is:
a) Ignoring financial constraints
b) Making choices that benefit the family as a whole
c) Always consulting with experts
d) Disregarding the preferences of family members
13. Home management requires balancing:
a) Personal life, household responsibilities, and work
b) Only work-related tasks
c) Only household chores
d) Only personal interests and hobbies
14. Time management in home management helps to:
a) Complete tasks in a disorganized manner
b) Reduce the stress of running a household
c) Procrastinate on essential tasks
d) Increase the number of activities in a day
15. Which of the following best describes the role of communication in home management?
a) It’s necessary to enforce rules strictly
b) It ensures that all members are informed and can contribute to decisions
c) It only involves sending reminders to family members
d) It’s irrelevant to the overall function of the household
Answer Key
b) To ensure effective use of resources
c) Educating
b) Reducing household stress
b) Budgeting and managing household expenses
b) Managing finances, time, and resources
b) To forecast the future needs and allocate resources accordingl
d) All of the above
b) Creating a system for household tasks and responsibilities
b) It helps allocate resources efficiently and ensure financial stability
b) Assessing whether household goals are being met
c) Ignoring family members’ needs
b) Making choices that benefit the family as a whole
a) Personal life, household responsibilities, and work
b) Reduce the stress of running a household
b) It ensures that all members are informed and can contribute to decisions
NATURE AND ROLE OF HOME MANAGEMENT
NATURE AND ROLE OF HOME MANAGEMENT
The need for management arouse because of the limited availability of resources. With the technological advancement and development the needs of human being started growing and resources were limited. So management became an essential part of comfortable family living. We are living in an environment of rapid change in the physiographic, binomic, economic ,social and cultural environment. The attitude of people change with regard to facing the challenges of change. There are a number of opportunities, restrictions and challenges imposed on the family because of the rapid changes that occur in the society. These changes are bound to influence the life style and the managerial actions of the individuals and the family. One of the important objective of management is adjusting to change and also results of change. These changes occur both with in the family as well as outside the family environment where the family members have relevance. In such circumstances the home manager has to assess the available resources and inputs at a particular time and weigh the probable output in relation to inputs and how to adjust the throughout the management process. This is how the role of management enters the family in the changing world.
MEANING AND DEFINITION OF HOME MANAGEMENT
MEANING AND DEFINITION OF HOME MANAGEMENT
Family resource management is concerned with the way in which a family uses all its resources to achieve the individual and family goals. In simplest terms, have defined home management as ‘the mental process of utilizing the available resources to achieve what you want in life. Gross and Crandall have given a simple definition for home management as “using what you have to get what you want”. In the context of home ‘what you have’ is the available resources like time, money, energy, knowledge, skill, material goods etc and ‘what you want’ is the set goals. Gross and Crandall have further expanded the definition of management as “it consists of a series of decision making process of using resources to achieve goals”.
According to kotzin ‘home management is a practical science. Seetharaman et,al, have summed that home management as a vital factor in every family contributing to the overall health, happiness, wellbeing and higher standard of living for the family members.
According to Nickell, management is not only a means to accomplish desired out comes through people, as is in business or profit making organizations; it is a means to accomplish desired outcome within people. Management is a behavioral process that recognizes the actions and reactions of persons in living situations as they discover and use the available resources to achieve the desired goal or end. It includes all kinds of behavioural process experienced by the people in identification and coping with problems of setting goals, establishing and testing values and norms, identifying roles, solving conflicts, establishing power authority lines with in the family and outside the family and communicating with others in the solution of all these problems in a given situation.
Why to Manage?
Why to Manage?
Human needs and desired change through the time due to research, technological and social developments and cultural and ethnic influences. This leads to the discovery of new tools, new materials, sources of power, and new methods are devised to meet changes in human needs and wants. The impact of these changes and developments on the human being and social institutions like family gives rise to conflicts or problem situations because people tend to accept new technologies, procedures and products more readily than they accept changes in their personal life. Management is an essential process that helps to resolve the conflicts aroused due to social, technological, political and environmental changes, and accomplish the desired wants/ goals of an individual or the or the family. Management helps in channeling of efforts in a given direction. Once the family is established, all members work together for the common purposes and goals, which necessitates the development of a plan of action, delegation of responsibility for each activity, organization and control of resources. Evaluation is needed to bring actions in harmony with the objectives
What to Manage?
What to Manage?
The resources by nature are limited and have multiple uses. The family can use the available resources in countless ways to satisfy each member of the family and achieve the desired goals. Nickell, Rice and Tucker(1976) have classified the resources available into three broad categories, such as human resources, economic resources and environmental resources.
Human Resources
Human Resources
Human resources in home management refers to the individual's time, energy, knowledge, skills, and abilities that are used to achieve family goals and improve quality of life. Home management is the process of planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating how these resources are used.
Economic Resources
Economic Resources
Economic and household resources include income, food, housing and employment. These are social determinants of health that people need in order to survive and thrive. Economic and household resources are also often referred to as basic needs..
Environmental Resources
Environmental Resources
Environmental resources are the external physical conditions that influence the quality of life. Some of the examples are the natural resources like light, soil, climate etc, and social environmental resources like, political structure, community facilities (hospital, school, college) and services. The amount and quality of resources available to each individual or the family are unique. Some resources may not have been recognized by the members of the family until their requirement is felt.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER HOME MANAGEMENT
FACTORS TO CONSIDER HOME MANAGEMENT
Factors can range from family, values, attitudes to household and other family members, discipline in the home and activities in the community. Some factors to examine Home Management
Priorities of the family
Priorities of the family
Family priorities can help families feel a sense of purpose, stability, and importance. Some examples of family priorities include: Shared values, Sense of the future, Sense of stability, Honesty, Love and etc.
Family values must also be taken into account
Family values must also be taken into account
Family values are similar to personal values or work values, but they include the entire family. Regardless of what your family looks like, how many parents and children it may (or may not include), these values inform family life and how you deal with challenges as a unit. They also establish the value system under which children grow up and everyone (old and young) mature and develop as individuals. Family values can guide your entire family to become the kind of people you want to be. And ultimately, if your family includes children, family values can have a huge influence on child-rearing.
Being involve with the local community
Being involve with the local community
Involvement with the local community can be beneficial for home management in a number of ways, including:
• Addressing concerns
Local residents can come together to address concerns about housing, safety, or basic services.
• Sharing experiences
People who share a common experience, such as a workplace or health disparities, can organize around issues that are barriers to achieving common goals.
• Supporting children
Community involvement can help children learn to accept and tolerate their local community, and grow emotionally, socially, and intellectually.
• Sustaining local development
Local commitment can be a valuable tool in shaping the effectiveness of development options and local actions.
A family unit also need to be organized well
A family unit also need to be organized well
Family routines set out how families organize themselves to get things done, spend time together and have fun. Routines help family members know who should do what, when, in what order and how often. Routines also let your children know what’s important to your family. For example, family rituals are routines for special things your family does regularly. These can strengthen your shared beliefs and values and build a sense of belonging and togetherness in your family.
POST- TEST
POST- TEST
1. What is the primary reason for the need for home management?
A) Abundance of resources
B ) Limited availability of resources
C) Lack of family goals
D) Constant family conflict
2. Home management primarily helps families to:
A) Spend money freely
B Adjust to changes and challenges
C) Achieve short-term personal gains
D) Avoid making any decisions
3. According to Gross and Crandall, home management refers to?
A) A series of decision-making processes to achieve goals
B ) The process of spending resources without planning
C) A routine that doesn’t involve decision making
D) Primarily about earning income
4. What type of science is home management considered to be?
A) Social science
B Practical science
C) Pure science
D) Financial science
5. What does 'what you have' refer to in home management according to Gross and Crandall?
A) Dreams and aspirations
B Financial resources only
C) Available resources like time, money, and skills
D) Family expectations
6. Which of the following is NOT classified as a human resource in home management?
A) Time
B Climate
C) Energy
D) Knowledge
7. Economic resources in the context of home management include:
A) Time and knowledge
B Climate and soil
C) Income, food, and housing
D) Skills and abilities
8. Which of the following is an example of an environmental resource?
A) Energy
B Income
C) Light and climate
D) Skills
9. Which statement best describes family values?
A) Values that apply only to adults in a family
B Values that are individual rather than collective
C) Values that guide the entire family in facing challenges
D) Values that prioritize financial stability
10. One of the factors to consider in home management is 'family priorities.' This includes:
A) Spending all resources on individual needs
B ) A shared sense of stability and purpose
C) Avoiding any type of community involvement
D) Ignoring children’s needs
11. Why is community involvement important in home management?
A) It creates family conflicts
B It helps in addressing local concerns and supporting children
C) It makes families dependent on others
D) It discourages sustainable development
12. How does routine help in home management?
A) By causing family disagreements
B ) By helping family members know their responsibilities
C) By limiting family activities
D) By avoiding the need for planning
13. What role does home management play in addressing conflicts that arise from social or technological changes?
A) It avoids the need for adapting to changes
B. It helps families manage and adapt to these changes
C) It eliminates the need for resources
D) It prevents families from developing goals
14. Which of these is a component of evaluating family management activities?
A) Setting goals only once and not revisiting them
B. Ensuring actions align with family goal and objectives
C) Limiting family members’ roles in decision-making
D) Ignoring the outcomes of decisions
15. In home management, “What to manage” refers to:
A) Using resources without any restrictions
B.) Identifying limited resources and using them to achieve goals
C) Focusing on personal goals only
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