Family and consumer science

Society’s obsession with dieting has increased discrimination, negative body image, and decrease overall health status. According to Ryan Statistics show that 52 percent of women and 37 percent of men in the United States feel overweight. The most surprising fact is that out of the individuals that reported to be on a diet, 62 percent of women and 44 percent of men were actually not considered overweight by national BMI standards. Today, the obsession of losing weight is not done for health…

Graduation is approaching quickly and senior year is coming to a close. Now is the time to be thinking about college and formulating a plan for a successful future. Both Oklahoma State University and Abilene Christian University are fantastic schools that offer many amazing opportunities. Choosing a college is a big decision that can have a huge impact on your life and it’s important to make an informed decision. Looking into the history of a college can help in the decision making process.…

products for personal use and not for manufacture or resale. Someone who can make the decision whether or not to purchase an item at the store is a consumer and someone who can be influenced by advertisements and marketing. Any time someone goes to a store and purchases a shirt, beverage, toy or anything else, they are making that decision as a consumer.…

Additionally, nursing demographics and diversity of the society is shifting to advances in science, care practices, and technology. Globally, health impacts a lot of areas and thus advances in nursing science and research are imperative. With the direction of AACN (2015), the curriculum of BSN College of Nursing curriculum is designed to facilitate the students’ flexibility as healthcare system is…

Did you know that one out of two Americans from lower income families would eventually get diabetes? In addition, did you also know that one teaspoon of sugar lowers your immunity to diseases by 80 percent? With that being said, the food that most Americans consume daily contains high quantities of sugar which is merely poisonous. This is the result of having businesses govern and dictate what foods should be made for the sole purpose of profit. Furthermore, Companies have examined and…

normal that children do such things and have fun doing them. When people grow older and their passions grow calm and become less excited and less excitable, the authorities impose sex as an act of release, an outlet and a form of entertainment. Science and technology have an important role in finding methods of contraception to prevent reproduction resulted from promiscuous sex. The method used in Brave New World is sterilization and contraceptives. The World State sterilizes two thirds of…

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tulepo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935, his parents were Vernon and Glagys Presley. He had a twin brother who died at birth. At the age of 18 he moved to Memphis Tennesse with his family. Elvis Presley became a musician, actor and cultural icon for the youth during the fifties. But why did this young musician impact so much on teens during the postwar era? A new youth culture emerged, changing the previously known paradigms. The youth was identified with whom they…

In order to scientifically analyze a situation or problem we must first observe it; in social science, we must observe the real world (Hunt & Colander, 2011). In order to accomplish this task, I chose to observe the use of technologies in a mid-range restaurant. The restaurant is known for being family friendly, but also caters to the sports enthusiast. The technologies readily available to customers include flat screen TV's displaying various sporting events, a tablet at each table that…

this theory was blown out of the water more than half of a century later, major social role changes came in the late 50’s and 60’s. As these changes progressed into the 21st century, men and women worked side by side in Home Economics and Family Consumer Science. Home Economics was first started with Ellen Swallow Richards, who was the first…

• Technological: Agricultural research, disease control, computer technology, food science, unlimited opportunities for innovation • Political-legal: Political stability, political concerns about land, legislation, enforcement, greater concern for ethics 5) Consumer Perception and Behaviour about the Brand Consumer behavior is the study of how organisations, groups and individuals choose, utilize, purchase, and discard ideas, services or goods…