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Home Economics Science and Arts

Managing Sustainable Everyday Life

by Rosemarie von Schweitzer (Author)
©2006 Others XII, 324 Pages

Summary

The scientific mission of Home Economics is to make the case for a sustainable, responsible requirement-orientated everyday culture of solidarity of the genders and generations. These innate value concepts for research and teaching serve to define its disciplinary competence and lay the foundation for meaningful inter- and trans-disciplinary research and teaching. The «Personal and Social Systems Theory of Household Activities» is conceived as a self-contained scientific theory and methodology for university home economics research and education. As an applied science of great varieties of practice-oriented professions it offers the essential common foundation.

Details

Pages
XII, 324
Year
2006
ISBN (Softcover)
9783631549865
Language
English
Keywords
Haushalt Haushaltswissenschaft Weber, Max Handlungstheorie Systemtheorie Deacon, R.F. Sozioökonomisches System
Published
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2006. XII, 324 pp., 14 fig., 6 tables

Biographical notes

Rosemarie von Schweitzer (Author)

The Author: Rosemarie von Schweitzer gained practical experience in her field as teacher and counselor. From 1968 until her retirement, she was Professor of Home Economics at the University of Gießen, where she also directed the Institute of Home Economics and Consumer Research. She has been an advisor to various German ministries for more than thirty years and received several awards for her work.

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