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Home economics as an integrated, holistic system: revisiting Bubolz and Sontag's 1988 human ecology approach
Author(s) -
McGregor Sue L.T.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of consumer studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 1470-6423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00920.x
Subject(s) - metaphor , ecology , sociology , perspective (graphical) , value (mathematics) , human ecology , work (physics) , ecological economics , biology , computer science , philosophy , engineering , sustainability , mechanical engineering , linguistics , artificial intelligence , machine learning
This article explores how Bubolz and Sontag's seminal work on integration in home economics and human ecology can inform contemporary home economics practice. They argue that the human ecology perspective can be used to view the whole of home economics, and the subprofessions (specializations) within the whole, as diverse yet unified. This article employs a spider plant as a metaphor to illustrate the value of embracing the notion of home economics as an integrated, holistic system.