Family Resources and Management In-class activity

Family Resources and Management In-class activity 5 step Decision Making Process - 1) Recognize the existing need 2) Identify alternatives to fulfill the identified need 3) Evaluate identified alternatives 4) Select & implement alternatives 5) Reflect and evaluate the alternative selected Key Concepts for Family Resource Management - 1) Interdependency of individual 2) Dynamic environment 3) Effort to meet basic needs Characteristics of Resource Management for families - 1) Individual & Group needs 2) Clarification & Communication of the needs is continual 3) Resources must be identified and secured Factors that Influence Identification of resources - Culture Availability Accessibility Decision making process (Janis, 1989) - 1) Searching for alternative 2) Assessing consequences and estimating risk or uncertainty 3) Determining the value of the consequence 4) Selecting the action that maximizes attainment of the desired outcome When did home economics & domestic science start in schools? - Conferences- Lake Placid (1899 & 1909) Need for science and technology in the home Types of Influences on Resource Management - 1)Historical: War and recession 2) Environmental: Food Desert Different areas Gentrification 3) Cultural: Culture Diversity Orientations for Cultural values - 1) Human nature 2) Man and nature 3) Time 4) Activity 5) Relational Multidisciplinary Perspectives on individuals & families - 1) Psychology- mental illness & behavioral analysis 2) Sociology- society with a study on the interactions of people, group and societies 3) Social psychology- study of other people on the individual 4) Cultural anthropology- study of humanity, differences and variations among humans 5) Economics- about human behavior within existing structures, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services (explain the consequences of choices through production and explanation)