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A Historical Picture of Family and Consumer Science Careers in Children's Literature
Author(s) -
Scholl Jan F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x08325181
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , promotion (chess) , family and consumer science , sociology , advertising , psychology , social science , gender studies , political science , mathematics education , business , computer science , law , world wide web , politics
Five family and consumer sciences career novels written for young people were reviewed for commonalities in theme, experience and setting. Professionals in these books were portrayed as resourceful in designing effective solutions to solve local problems. Since most of the books are about Extension careers and the last book was written in the 1960s, additional promotion of family and consumer sciences as a career is suggested.