Jagran Josh
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO HOME SCIENCE
- What is Home Science
- Areas of Home Science
- Home Science is important for both boys and girls
- Career options of Home Science
UNIT II: UNDERSTANDING ONESELF: ADOLESCENCE
Unit II focus on the stage of adolescence – the stage of life to which you belong at present. This unit deals with understanding your own self in terms of your personal and social identity, your nutritional and health requirements, management of basic resources of time and space, fabrics around you, and your communication skills. The last chapter of the unit situates the adolescent in the context of the family and larger society, thereby linking it to the next unit that deals with the individual in relation to her/his family, school, community and society.
CHAPTER: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
What is Self?
- Personal dimension
- Social dimension
- Self- concept
- Self esteem
What is Identity?
- Personal identity
- Social identity
Self during Infancy: characteristics
Self during early childhood: characteristics
Self during middle childhood: characteristics
Self during adolescence: characteristics
- Identity development
- Identity crisis
- Real vs Ideal self
Influences on identity
- Developing a sense of self and identity
- Influences on formation of identity
- Biological and physical changes
- Socio-cultural context
- Emotional changes
- Cognitive changes
CHAPTER: FOOD, NUTRITION, HEALTH AND FITNESS
Introduction
Definition of
Balanced diet
Health and Fitness
Using Basic food Groups for planning Balanced Diets
Vegetarian food Guide
Dietary patterns in Adolescence
- Irregular meals and skipping meals
- Snacking
- Fast foods
- Dieting
Modifying diet related behaviour
- Diet journal
- Exercise
- Substance use and abuse
- Healthy eating habits
- Snacks
- Drinking water
Factors influencing eating behaviour
Eating disorders at adolescence
Key terms and their meaning
CHAPTER: MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
Introduction
Classification of resources
- Human /non-human resources
- Individual / shared resources
- Natural / community resources
Human and non-human resources
o Knowledge
o Motivation/ interest
o Skills/ strength/ aptitude
o Time
o Energy
o Money
o Material resources
Individual and shared resources
- Individual resources
- shared resources
Natural and community resources
- Natural resources
- community resources
Characteristics of resources
- Utility
- Accessibility
- Interchangeability
- Manageable
Managing Resources
- Management process
- Planning
- Steps in planning
- Organising
- Implementing
- Controlling
- Evaluation
CHAPTER: FABRIC AROUND US
Definition of yarns, fibres, textile products, finishing.
Introduction to fibre properties
Classification of textile fibres
- Filament/staple fibres
- Natural/Manufactured (manmade) fibres
Types of Natural Fibres
- Cellulosic fibres
- Protein fibres
- Mineral fibres
- Natural rubber
Types of Manufactured Fibres
- Regenerated cellulosic fibres
- Modified cellulosic fibres
- Protein fibres
- Non-cellulosic fibres
- Mineral fibres
Some Important fibres and their properties
- Cotton
- Linen
- Wool
- Silk
- Rayon
- Nylon
- Polyester
- Acrylic
- Elastomeric fibres
Yarns
Yarn processing
- Cleaning
- Making into a sliver
- Attenuating, drawing out and twisting
Yarn terminology
- Yarn number
- Yarn twist
- Yarn and thread
Fabric production
- Weaving
- Knitting
- Braiding
- Nets
- Laces
Textile Finishing
- Finishing with colour
- Printing
CHAPTER-MEDIA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Communication and Communication Technology
- What is Communication
- Classification of communication
- How does communication takes place
What is media
- Media classification and functions
What is communication technology
- Classification of communication technologies
- Modern communication technologies
UNIT III: UNDERSTANDING FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY
The chapters in Unit II were all addressed to you for the understanding of self and of the factors that influence your decision making. Let us now move on to understanding the family, the community and the society that you are a part of.In the first section- the focus will be on relationships and interactions with significant others, i.e. those important to you in these contexts. The second section- will discuss concerns and needs, such as those of health, work, resources, education and textile tradition in the adolescent‟s diverse social contexts.
CHAPTER: CONCERNS AND NEEDS IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS
A. NUTRITION, HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Health and its Dimensions
- Social health
- Mental health
- Physical health
Health care Indicators of Health
Nutrition and Health
Importance of nutrients
Factors affecting nutritional well being
- Food and nutrient security
- Care for the vulnerable
- Good health for all
- Safe environment
Nutritional Problems and their consequences
- Malnutrition
- Under nutrition
- Over nutrition
Hygiene and Sanitation
- Personal Hygiene
- Environmental Hygiene
- Food Hygiene
- Water safety-Qualities of potable water, methods of water
- purification(Boiling, chlorine, storage and electric filter, RO)
B. RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
Time Management
- Definition of time plan
- How good is your time management (Activity)?
- Steps in making time plan
- Tips for effective time management
- Tools in time management—Peak load period, Work curve, Rest
- /break periods, Work simplification
Space Management
- Space and the home
- Principles of space planning
UNIT IV: CHILDHOOD
The theme of this unit is „Childhood‟. You may wonder why did the book address the adolescent years first and childhood later. Well, it is because if you as an adolescent understand issues about yourself first, it would be easier to grasp the issues that are concerned with the stage of childhood, and later with adulthood. In this unit you will be studying about children‟s growth and development, critical concerns about their health and nutrition, education and clothing. As we would like children with disabilities to be an inclusive part of our society, the chapters provide us important information on their needs and ways to meet them.
CHAPTER: SURVIVAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
The meaning of survival
Growth and development
Areas of development
- Physical development
- Motor development
- Cognitive development
- Sensory development
- Language development
- Social development
- Emotional development
Good Nutrition
Stages in development
o Reflexes
o Sensory capabilities
Development across stages from infancy to adolescence
- Physical and motor development
- Language development
- Socio –emotional development
- Cognitive development
o Mental processes involved in thinking
o Stages of cognitive development
- Sensory motor stage
- Pre-operational stage
- Concrete operational stage
- Formal operational stage
CHAPTER: NUTRITION, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Introduction
Nutrition, Health and Well-being during infancy (birth – 12 months)
- Dietary requirements of infants
- Breast feeding
o Benefits of breast feeding
- Feeding the low birth weight infants
- Complementary foods
- Guidelines for complementary feeding
- Immunization
- Common health and nutrition problems in infants and young
- children
Nutrition, Health and well-being of preschool children (1-6 years)
- Nutritional needs of preschool children
- Guidelines for healthy eating for preschoolers
- Planning balanced meals for preschool children
- Some examples of low-cost snacks
- Feeding children with specific needs
- Immunization
Nutrition, Health and well-being of school-age children (7-12 years)
- Nutritional requirements of school children
- Planning diets for school-age children
- Factors that influence diet intake of preschool-age and schoolage children
- Healthy habits
- Health and nutrition issues of school age children
CHAPTER: OUR APPAREL
Clothing functions and the selection of clothes
- Modesty
- Protection
- Status and prestige
- Adornment
Factors affecting selection of clothing in India
- Age
- Climate and season
- Occasion
- Fashion
- Income
Understanding children‟s basic clothing needs
- Comfort
- Safety
- Self help
- Appearance
- Allowance for growth
- Easy care
- Fabrics
Clothing requirements at different childhood stages
- Infancy (birth to six months)
- Creeping age (6 months to one year)
- Toddlerhood (1-2 years)
- Preschool age (2-6 years)
- Elementary school years (5-11 years)
- Adolescents (11-19 years)
- Clothes for children with special needs
UNIT V: ADULTHOOD
With the advent of adulthood, the adolescent passes through the portal of what may be termed as the “real world”. One enters the world of higher education, work and marriage, and gets involved in establishing one‟s own family. Hence responsibilities of the individual increases manifold. In this unit you will learn about the major factors that play a role in determining the quality of adult life, these being health and wellness, financial planning and management, maintenance of fabrics and apparel that one uses personally as well as in the home, and appreciation of different perspectives in communication. The unit concludes with the chapter on individual responsibilities and rights, not only for one‟s own self, but also in relation to the family and larger society.
CHAPTER: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Importance of health and fitness
Healthy & Unhealthy diet
BMI
Do‟s and Don‟ts for health promoting diets
Fitness
Importance of exercise and physical activities in adulthood
Wellness
Qualities of a person who is rated high on wellness
Dimensions of wellness
- Social aspect
- Physical aspect
- Intellectual aspect
- Occupational aspect
- Emotional aspect
- Spiritual aspect
- Environmental aspect
- Financial aspect
Stress and coping with stress
Simple techniques to cope with stress
- Relaxation
- Talking with friends/family
- Reading
- Spirituality
- Music
- Hobby
- Yoga
CHAPTER: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Financial management
Financial planning
Management
Money and its importance
Family Income
- Money income
- Real income: Direct and Indirect income
- Psychic income
Income management
Budget
Steps in making budget
Advantages of planning family budgets
Control in money management
- Checking to see how well the plan is progressing
o Mental and mechanical check
o Records and accounts
- Adjusting wherever necessary
- Evaluation
Savings
Investment
Principles underlying sound investments
- Safety to the principle amount
- Reasonable rate of interest
- Liquidity
- Recognition of effect of world conditions
- Easy accessibility and convenience
- Investing in needed commodities
- Tax efficiency
- After investment service
- Time period
- Capacity
Savings and investment avenues
- Post office
- Banks
- Unit Trust of India
- NSC
- Mutual funds
- Provident funds
- Chit fund
- Life insurance and medical insurance
- Pension scheme
- Gold, house, land
- Others (new schemes)
Credit
Need of credit
4C’s of credit: character, capacity, capital means, collateral,
CHAPTER: CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF FABRICS
Mending
Laundering
o Vegetable stains
o Animal stains
o Oil stains
o Mineral stains
o Dye bleeding
- Techniques of stain removal
o Scraping
o Dipping
o Sponging
o Drop method
- Reagent for stain removal
- Common stains and method of removing
Removal of dirt: the cleaning process
- Soaps and detergents
- Methods of washing: friction, kneading & squeezing, suction, washing by machine
Finishing
- Blues and optical brighteners
- Starches and stiffening agents
Ironing
Dry cleaning
Storage of textile products
Factors affecting fabric care
- Yarn structure
- Fabric construction
- Colour and finishes
Care label
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