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Resource use: the complexity of time and energy management in clothing maintenance
Author(s) -
KHAN SAMINA,
ATER CAROLYN,
HARP SHELLEY,
JOHNSON KATHRYN
Publication year - 1989
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.1470-6431.1989.tb00006.x
Subject(s) - clothing , consumption (sociology) , business , operations management , environmental economics , marketing , economics , geography , sociology , social science , archaeology
The research study examined time management and energy consumption with respect to clothing care. The investigation analysed data and information obtained in the NE‐113 Family Time‐Use Study collected in 1977–1978. Differences were found between urban and rural households and among different states. Occupational types of home manager, day of the week, education and age of children were variables accounting for differences in clothing care activities. The results have significance for a better understanding of how modem households meet the demands of clothing care management.