Resource Management : For Better Homes

Contents: Preface. I. Concepts of family resource management: 1. Resource management and its importance. 2. Needs and wants. 3. Goals, values, standards and attitudes. 4. Decision making. 5. Family resources. 6. Communication. 7. Organization. II. Housing and its interiors: 1. Planning a house. 2. Selection of site and orientation. 3. Sanitary requirements. 4. Elements of art. 5. Principle of design. 6. Colour. 7. Home lighting. 8. Furniture selection. 9. Furniture arrangement. 10. Selection and placement of accessories. 11. Flower Arrangement. 12. Table setting. 13. Furnishing of different rooms. III. Time and energy management: 1. Time and energy management. 2. Effects of excess energy expenditure. 3. Work simplification. IV. Domestic appliances: 1. Need of equipment. 2. Buying guides for equipment. 3. Selection, use and care of non-electrical and electrical equipment. V. Money and its management: 1. Income and expenditure. 2. Budgeting. 3. Saving. 4. Credit. 5. Taxation.

From the Preface: "This book on family resource management covers number of topics related to resource management such as concepts of family resource management, housing and its interiors, time and energy management, knowledge of domestic appliances, money and its management etc. The topics chosen thus touch almost all different aspects of the field of resource management. Learning experience given at the end of the each chapter will be helpful to the students and teachers of Family Resource Management."