Home Economics: Family Resources and Needs Flashcards
What is Family Resources?
It includes things non-working members of the family may possess. These are energy, time, and skill.
What are the types of Family Resources?
Human Resources, Material Resources, Non-Material Resources
What is Human Resources?
Every able-bodied member of the family is considered an important human resource.
What is Material Resources?
Tangible (touchable) assets such as house and lot, furniture and appliances, jewelry, automobiles and cash
What is Non-Material Resources?
Intangible (untouchable) assets such as time, health, and experience
What is time?
This is the resource that cultivates cooperation, fulfilment of the prescribed duties, and smart maintenance of homes.
What is health?
When family members are in good health, they can do their duties without delay.
What is experience?
The more experience a family member has, the more likely he or she will get hired and get paid for a good amount for his or her services.
What is basic needs?
are requirements for sustaining life and promoting physical and mental growth for the children within the family.
What are food, water, shelter, and clothing?
These needs are provided by parents to their children since birth, to keep them alive.
What are security and social needs?
Parents provide these needs to make the children comfortable and to keep them free from fear.
What is food?
fuels the human body
What is water?
is vital to life, humans, plants and animals
What is shelter?
Human beings need a shelter for protection against natural threats.
What is clothing?
is a fiber and textile material worn on the body to increase personal appearance and protect it from extreme temperatures and parts of many climate.
