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Families were influenced by the church and feudalism.
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English writings showed that the term family included blood relatives and servants.
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consisted of a breadwinner husband, a housewife, and their children. This could be the democratic family phase or compassionate family phase.
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Ellen organized conferences to discuss topics "for the betterment of the home. These gained large popularity and later led to the establishment of the American Home Economics Association (AHEA).
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Marriage was defined as a man and woman living together and bear offspring. The man being the protector and supported and woman being a helpmate.
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covered topics such as human development, home management, and family economics. It was used to better serve the changing needs of roles of men and women.
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Family resource management was a response to the changed in family structure. Resource management focuses on family goals, decision making, and organization processes.
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the title home economics was found to be too restrictive and laden, The name change to Family and Consumer Sciences better framed the mission.
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Traditional family or nuclear family implies a husband, wife, and children.
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the american family is becoming more diverse and family structures are e. evolving. How families look changes from every family.
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Cornell University. “What Was Home Conomics .” What Was Home Economics?, https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/homeEc/bios/ellenrichards.html. Moore, Asay. "Family Resource Management" Chapter 3; pg 39-43 Science History IT. " Ellen H. Swallow Richards". https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/ellen-h-swallow-richards#:~:text=In%201882%20she%20published%20The,new%20discipline%20of%20home%20economics.