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THE CONTRIBUTION OF CONFLICT ANALYSIS TO HOME MANAGEMENT THEORY
Author(s) -
Busby Bernard
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1977.tb00222.x
Subject(s) - ideology , ideal (ethics) , conceptual framework , power (physics) , sociology , management theory , conceptual model , conflict theories , home management , business , management science , epistemology , political science , politics , economics , social science , conflict resolution , law , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , socioeconomics
It is the contention of this paper that home management should have its own distinctive conceptual framework and that it should concern itself not only with the ideal organization of the home, but also with actual home management practices. Systems theory, because it is a coordinating model based on cooperative relationships, does not provide the basis for an adequate conceptual framework. Home management theory must include concepts such as conflict, power, authority and ideology if it is to understand and to change existing home management practices.