HMSC Final Review (Modules 1-8)
1. What appeals to others, or us, about this approach and why? -(helps people determine what they value about a particular approach) 2. What are the consequences (benefits or costs) associated with this approach? 3. What are the tensions, or dilemmas, in this issue that we Have to work through?
3 Questions AAFCS uses to Examine an Issue
Morril Land Grant Act of 1862
30,000 acres given to rep/senator to establish one college per state
AAFCS uses this tool to explain the different stages in affecting public policy change.
5 I Policy Analysis tool
INFOMRATION--facts, means of delivery, who obtains it, why? ISSUES--what issues have history? any emerging issues? Who agrees/disagrees? IMPACTS--Analyze the likely consequences for people. IMPLICATIONS--Consider the possible effects on people and organizations. IMPERATIVES--reasons for action? Why should we act in a timely manner? What happens if no action is taken?
5 I Policy Analysis tool (explained)
1. diversity, value all people 2. integrity & ethical behavior 3. new ideas, initiatives, & embrace change 4. family=fundamental unit of society 5. life-long learning & diverse scholarship 6. integrative approach, utilizing the body of knowledge to support professionals in the FCS field
6 Core Values of AAFCS
Authority-are sources reliable? Accuracy Objectivity-is there bias? Currency-dates of when it was published or last revised? Coverage-topics successfully addressed? Appearance-well organized? well maintained? Do the links work?
6 Criteria When Evaluating Information
-Family support and responsibilities: Nurturing: supplying basic needs; Community and employment support -Family memberships and stability: Changing definition of families; Marriage, divorce, cohabitation (laws/regulations) -Family involvement and interdependence: Roles of individual family members -Family partnerships: Government, community public and private support -Family diversity: Structure of the family (foster, adopt, sexual orientation) -Support of/for vulnerable families: Financial, social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs
AAFCS Criteria for public policy provides:
Integrity Professional Competence (based on education, training, certification and members practice within the scope of expertise) Respect for Diversity Confidentiality Conflict of Interest (take action to avoid and prevent conflicting roles)
AAFCS Principles of Professional Practice
guiding organization for Human Sciences field (once called the American Home Economics Association founded by Ellen Richards), which helps individuals, families, and communities make informed decisions about their well-being, relationships, and resources to ultimately achieve an optimal quality of life
AAFCS-American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
worked along side Ellen and in the field of dietetics
Alice P. Norton
created (during the 20s and 30s) to support registered dietitians and many women who were employed as home economists and nutritionists in corporations. In 1926, adopted Betty Lamp as symbol
American Dietetic Association
born between 1946 and 1964, associated with privilege as a rise of affluence occurred with post-war government subsidies in housing and education, had more wealth and physical health than any other generation before them while also reaching peak levels of income in the workplace, lived an abundant lifestyle with heavy consumerism.
Baby boomers
forward-thinking mentality, helped develop a holistic conceptualized idea of home economics as home ecology.
Beatrice Paolucci
known nationally for her book Home Economics in Education, conducted nutritional research
Isabel Bevier
author of Book of Household Management, most widely read book of all household advice books from the 1800s
Isabella Mary Beeton
creator of RIASEC types and of the idea that the closer the individual personality matches to the vocational environment, the better off the individual will be in that vocation
John Holland
Standards for teaching, training and certification + theoretical foundation for the home economics field were established
Lake Placid Conference (1899)
Ellen was recognized as the 1st woman to be accepted as a student to which college?
MIT
intellectual and physical access to library collections promote resource sharing. This catalog is updated with what resources the library currently has in order for patrons to identify if what they are looking for is available on campus, online, or through inter-library loan.
Maintaining catalog records
taught home economics at Iowa state College, believed to be the first effort in the US to teach home economics to college students
Mary B. Welch
individuals with this degree can work in specialty stores, service organizations, consumer product companies, online marketing, or independent sales companies
Merchandising
separate did not make equal and the U.S. begin to integrate schools
Brown v. the Board of Education of 1954
one of the early promoters of higher education for women, founded three colleges in three different states
Catherine Esther Beecher
dialog between individuals who express opinions or argument based on shared or oriented toward mutual understanding during the public policy process.
Civic Engagement
amended to include gender and revolutionary ideas regarding fashion, technology, abortion, divorce were developed in blurring gender and racial boundaries
Civil Rights Act of 1964
achieved when a community has the capacity to plan, make decisions, and act together to create positive social, economic and environmental outcomes
Community Vitality
Financial Literacy Textile Flammability Safe & Affordable Housing Poverty & Homelessness Food Programs for Low-Income (WIC; EFNEP) Head Start Early Childhood Programs Child Nutrition Programs Private School Vouchers Dependent Care Tax Credit
Contemporary Issues Related to Human Sciences
-Basic Human Needs: focus on meeting people's needs for food, clothing, shelter and relationships. -Individual Well-Being: promotion of physical, emotional, material, social and spiritual well-being. -Family Strengths: development of understanding, nurturing and supporting strong, diverse, resilient families. -Community Vitality: a community's collective capacity to respond to change with an enhanced level of participation with aspirations for a healthy and productive community.
Core Concepts
Wellness: promotion of optimal functioning in every dimension of life (food security, access to exercise, healthcare availability, mental health etc.). Appropriate use of Technology: encouragement and understanding of balanced, safe and ethical advances in science and technology that are shaped, manipulated and used to encourage and improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities. Global Interdependence: the impact of people, individually and collectively, on the world and the effect of their actions on others. Resource Development and Sustainability: identifying ways for managing resources wisely, protecting the environment, promoting sustainable practices and creating public policy from generation to generation. Capacity Building: proactive development of solutions which help individuals, families and communities meet their full potential by acquiring knowledge and skills, building on assets to strengthen respect, diversity and the ability to respond effectively to change.
Cross-Cutting Themes
advocacy: act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy lobbying: communications with elected officials in urging a certain position or addressing a pending piece of legislation
Difference between advocacy and lobbying
Founder of Ecology (as a discipline in Home Economics)
Ellen Swallow Richards
system of moral values or a sense of what is right or wrong that guides our behavior
Ethics
issues affecting society and families such as social programs, laws, and public directives designed to promote and enhance marriage, reproduction, and raising children.
Family Policy
graduates can pursue careers in education, cooperative extension, product promotion, government agencies who work towards assisting families, public relations, or consulting
Family and Consumer Sciences
basic unit in which two or more people are sharing emotional, social, physical, and economic resources.
Family as defined by the Family and Consumer Sciences profession
1st college to admit women
Oberlin College (Ohio, 1837)
process that journals use (send it to other scholars in the field) to ensure the articles they publish represent the best scholarship currently available, assessing the quality of the scholarship, its relevance to the field, methodology and research design to determine how appropriate it is for the journal.
Peer review
provided support to secondary and post-secondary vocational programs in agriculture, business and technology
Perkins Act of 1984
written for general public by freelance/professional writers (credentials sometimes included) photos and ads simple language 5-7 pages, no references published on interest and appeal to readership ex. Better Home and Garden
Popular magazines
approved Morril Land Grant Act to encourage colleges to endorse agriculture, home economics and rural energy
President Abraham Lincoln
business related principles that guide professional behavior
Professional Values
written for specific profession/industry by practitioners in that field (credentials often provided) ads specific to profession content is trends within field, less than 10 pages references shorter than scholarly journals articles approved through editorial board ex: Waste Today
Professional/Trade Journals
contain a summary or abstract, an introduction or purpose statement with a literature review, a description of the research or methods with a study design, statistical analysis of data, results, and significance of research.
Research articles
sum up the current state of the research on a particular topic, provide key info like prominent people working in the field, major advances or discoveries, current debates, ideas of where research might go next, serve as means to get basic idea about a topic (secondary research)
Review articles
in 1973, feminist that claimed that home economists were manipulating women as consumers and idealizing the nuclear family
Robin Morgan
written for professors, students, researchers written by scholars, academics, experts (credentials provided) technical language used to convey original research 10+ pages long, references go through review process before being published ex: Child Development
Scholarly journals
act setting vocational education apart from regular high school curriculum and providing federal funds to support vocational programs, now known as CTE programs in high school
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
required all land-grant colleges to establish an Agricultural Experiment Station
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
born between 1965 and 1976, lack of adult supervision as women began to join the workforce, susceptible to being a part of a separated family with divorce rates increasing. Music genres such as grunge and hip hop had a huge influence on this generation through MTV.
Gen X
born between 1977-1995, digital natives as they were the first to grow up with computers, internet, and various forms of technology, more civic-minded and hold a strong sense of local and global responsibility
Gen Y (Millennials)
born in 1996 to date, this generation can be identified as compassionate, open-minded, determined, and thoughtful.
Gen Z
work environments available with this degree include adoption agencies, youth programs, child welfare, patient advocacy, hospitals, marriage and family enrichment programs, nursing homes, and corporate child care. Graduates can work with children and families at all stages of life, as the classes you will take will cover topics from child development to gerontology.
Human Development and Family Studies
1. Natural-Natural resources (e.g. natural food, water, air, energy, land, genetic makeup). 2. Human constructed environment: Transformation systems that turn natural resources into products (e.g. consumable goods) 3. Human behavioral environment: Societal systems that regulate relationships between people and their behavior (e.g. judicial system, education system, religious system)
Human Ecosystems Model divided into 3 distinct environments
identity that will guide you in campaigning against issues related to your field, expertise, or interest in Human Sciences
Human Sciences professional
Names given to Home Economics throughout the years
Human ecology, domestic science, human environmental sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences most common name in Ellen's time was Home Economics)
-Human Ecosystems Theory: connections between people and their physical, human-built, and social/behavioral environments. -Life Course Development: developmental stages of individuals and families across time (ages, generations, events etc.).
Integrative Elements
help keep families strong and able to cope with the challenges of life. These include affirming communication style that enables family to calmly solve problems; an ability to draw on hope & spirituality in difficult times; equality & truth; flexibility to change based on circumstances but maintaining routines & rituals to cope with adversity; healthy with strong networks.
Protective Factors
Three strategic priorities of AAFCS
-Advocacy & Collaboration-enhance visibility and impact of FCS -Education & Recognition-promote excellence in individuals, programs and institutions -Research & Innovation-validate, guide and advance FCS's BOK
Respect, Caring, Responsibility, Unity, Integrity
The SFA Way Principles
Why were feminists in the 60s against home economics?
They regarded the field as digressing women's advancements and distracted them from obtaining higher education. This is why Home Economics was later changed to Family and Consumer Sciences in 1994.
Purpose, Action items (what do you want to align yourself with), Conclusion (why are they important)
Three parts of a Personal Code of Ethics
This generation is comprised of those born in 1945 or prior, referred to as the silent generation, as they preferred their career over activism and often felt that it was unsafe to speak out, small due to financial insecurities in the '30s and World War II in the '40s.
Traditionalist/silent gen
T/F During the 40s and 50s, women entered the workforce to do men's jobs while they were at war.
True
T/F Ellen was the pioneer of the profession of Home Economics.
True
T/F In 1908, Ellen was elected first president of the American Home Economics Association.
True
Person-Environment: congruence between a person and their working environment Person-Organization: Compatibility between individuals and organizations Person-Vocation: Compatibility between individuals and their vocation/profession Person-Group: Compatibility between individuals and their working groups/teams Person-Job: Compatibility of individuals with specific jobs.
Types of "fit"
ethical theory that moves beyond an individualistic viewpoint and considers the interest of all involved
Utilitarianism
your personal, professional and organizational values align
Value Congruence
beliefs, attitudes, feelings, experiences and actions that you consider to be important
Values
In 1868, Ellen was admitted as a "special student" to which college?
Vassar College
developed the caloric table and an instrument to measure caloric values in food
WO Atwater
Family and Consumer Sciences
discipline and profession that focuses on an integrative approach to the reciprocal relationships among individuals, families and communities, as well as the environments in which they function
describes how a person develops socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically within the context of the environment (created by Urie Bronfenbrenner)
ecological theory of development
interdependence of an organism and its environment
ecosystem
External environments in which the individual is influenced by the experiences
exosystems
primary microsystem in which development takes place.
family
Ellen believed social change started in the _________.
home
To be an effective advocate, one must be able to:
identify issue/problem, what it takes to solve it, who makes decisions, understand legislative rules and process, know how, when and why to communicate (meeting with decision/policy makers) and the time frame for making decisions. Also identify who is likely to support you and always tell a story that is short, sweet and relevant to advocacy goals!
greater values, norms and beliefs of behaving and thinking that are esteemed in a particular culture
macrosystems
Relationships between the family and other venues for development (i.e. childcare, school)
mesosystem
setting where the individual lives with most direct interaction
microsystem
most widely used and well known concept of fit
person-vocation
process of identifying issues, establishing a position, evaluating questions and formulating answers that result in new guidelines, regulations, and laws enacted by the government.
public policy
informal network of elements that are interrelated in a more or less stable fashion within a given time period
system
Ecology
the understanding of how organisms relate to one another and their physical surroundings and how that interaction could lead to future environmental crisis.
