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1. Giving suitable examples, differentiate between the following:
a) Wage employment and self-employment
Meaning
W-Earning salary or wages by working for someone or some organization
S-Income earning activity by being the owner of the activity
Example
Eg-
working in a bakery or boutiques
manage your own bakery, boutique or a day care center.
Mention any two misconceptions about Home Science subject.
Home Science is meant for girls because they have to manage the home in later life.
Home Science does not offer attractive job opportunities.
Home and household
Home
Household
Meaning
A home is where we live with our family and enjoy the feeling of belongingness.
Our family consists of father, mother, brother (s), sister (s) and at times other relatives who live under a common roof to form a household.
Example
Eg - house, apartment, bungalow
Eg- Chores, responsibilities
State two wage employment opportunities after studying home science.
Answer:
Working in a bakery
Working at a cafe
Vocation and entrepreneurship
On the Basis of
Vocation
Entrepreneurship
Meaning
A regular occupation for which an individual is particularly suited or qualified
Small scale innovative businesses to earn a profit.
Example
Eg- Bakery and confectionery
Eg- small businesses, scalable startups,
Home Science equips you to become a good consumer. Just statement with two appropriate examples.
Answer: Home Science equips us to become a good consumer in the following ways:
It helps us to recognize the rights and responsibilities as a consumer
It enables us to use consumer aids while purchasing goods or
using services
It educates and informs us regarding consumer protection laws
“Home Science is meant for girls only.” Comment.
Ans: Home Science is meant for girls only - this statement is a misconception because :
Today, many families live in the nuclear family structure.
Man and the woman share responsibilities.
Women who are homemakers also earn wages. This puts responsibility of both work and home on women. I
Under such conditions, men should share the workload of women.
Home Science orients and prepares both men and women to deal with various aspects of life.
Name two skills that you have learnt while studying home science that will help you in supplementing your family income.
Answer: Four skills I have achieved from the home science course, which will help me enhance my family income are:
Managing family income and expenditure
Saving money and making investments
Taking maximum benefit of saving and investment schemes
Using consumer aids while making purchases.
How will you explain to your neighbor that Home Science is more than studying about cooking, sewing, cleaning and raising children?
Ans: I would tell my neighbor that home science is not about cooking stitching and decorating the home:
Home Science serves as the art and science of living.
Home Science includes these aspects with an aim on building scientific knowledge.
Learning about cooking is based on the science and art of cooking.
Discuss four skills in each area of Home Science that you use in your daily life.
Textiles and clothing
-To identify and select fabric depending on how we want to use them.
Food and Nutrition
To prepare balanced meals and plan meals to ensure proper nutrition
Human Development
To recognize different aspects of development from early to late childhood
Resources Management
To become a consumer conscious individual