An investigation of sex roles among married and cohabitating couples showed: (1) that male career success, male career precedence, the decision to marry, and conventional allocation of household tasks are all concomitant and (2) that marriage crystallizes sex roles and behaviorally solidifies male career precedence, facilitating the husband's…

The University of Nebraska's Home Management Group Project involves groups of four to six students in the accomplishment of a self-determined goal on a topic in home management. The activity provides an opportunity for practical application of theory as well as for practice in group relations. (SK)

Consumer education is breaking away from nutrition and home management courses and turning the home economist into a catalyst for social and economic change. (Author/PG)

This publication for teachers focuses on one specific content area of consumer education--financial planning. The first major section begins by identifying eight competencies in financial planning education. It describes the financial planning process used to anticipate changes in moving from one stage of life to another, choosing the options, and…

The authors investigate how working mothers manage children and domestic responsibility. Comparing 64 women in professional jobs with 46 women in clerical jobs, they found that the great majority of both sets of women were satisfied with their childcare arrangements and performed most of the domestic tasks with no help. (Author/RM)

A program is given for use in a home computer for adjusting recipes. Sample runs showing adjusted recipes are included. (MP)

A working wife and mother who is also a home economics teacher and organization president offers suggestions for managing home and family duties by deciding what activities are more important to her. (MF)

The relationship of social class and racial prejudice to the home management skills of black Americans was the focus of this study. A questionnaire (a copy of which appears in an appendix) was used to interview a sample of 100 people divided into four subgroups: low social class blacks, low social class whites, middle social class blacks, and…

This circular provides current information for homeowners who must repair or replace existing on-lot sewage disposal systems. Several alternatives such as elevated sand mounds, sand-lined beds and trenches and oversized absorption areas are discussed. Site characteristics and preparation are outlined. Each alternative is accompanied by a diagram…

The instrument described in this article, "How Do You Help in the Family?," provides a way to recognize the number of tasks performed in home management and a method for expressing feelings about the stress associated with household work. (SK)

Home economists can help families meet the challenge of inflation and recession by applying principles integral to the field: knowledge and skills of economical living, consumerism, child care, home management, and relationships among individuals, families, and societies. (SK)

According to two small experimental studies of flexible working hours, federal workers with young children choose to arrive at and depart from work earlier, allowing them to increase the time spent with their families and to engage in recreational, educational, and household activities. (Author/SK)

A descriptive study of perceptions of husband support and family role change for returning women students was conducted. Husband support was considered important. However, the degree and impact of particular areas of husband support varied. Women reported little change in traditional division of labor and noted increased stress. (Author)

Recommends the development of a routine to transform the morning getting-ready battleground into a congenial team effort. Offers hints for a successful routine, including expecting everyone to be dressed before breakfast; considering having no TV; eliminating most morning decision-making; involving everyone; and not using rewards with routines.…