What are the characteristics of housekeeping? What are they reflected in?

What is housekeeping? In the modern sense, it is understood as: "Family relations and their things are collectively called housekeeping. Home economics involves family business, family law, family style, income and expenditure, education, interpersonal relationships, and the relationship between family and relatives, friends and neighbors. " However, in ancient China, housekeeping was initially understood as a family management activity to determine and maintain family order. For example, "The Book of Changes has' family divination', which is the earliest article about housekeeping. Its slogan says:' the family is strict and strict, and parents also call it, father and son, brother and husband and wife, but the family is right, and the family is right and the world is determined.' "One of the' homes' is housekeeping. The western concept of housekeeping came into being in modern times. 1899 The first home economics conference held in Pinghu, USA defined home economics, which is mainly a family economic management activity. It was not until modern times that the concepts of housekeeping in the East and the West gradually became consistent, involving all aspects of family life.

Explanation of home economics II

Housekeeping refers to the management of family affairs. "Politics" refers to administration and management, including three contents: first, planning and decision-making; Second, leadership, command, coordination and control; Third, reference, supervision and evaluation.

(2) Housekeeping refers to things related to the life of all or part of family members in this small family group. It means "business" and it also means "important". In practice, it requires us to focus on the major events, that is, to do the major events that have a bearing on the overall situation well first. Of course, major events and minor events are interrelated, and minor events cannot be ignored.

(3) Home economics also refers to the rules or codes of conduct of family life. There are some rules about behavior and relationship in family life, some of which are written into articles, some of which are oral agreements formed through consultation, and some of which have become unwritten customary rules in long-term life. These rules are both comprehensive and individual, such as study and entertainment, and often need special provisions.

(4) Housekeeping refers to practical knowledge and skills in family life. Family affairs are very specific and practical, and people's cultivation, understanding and management must be combined with daily behavior to show their intentions and realize their wishes.

(5) In short, housekeeping is a scientific understanding, scientific management and practical operation of various affairs related to each family member in the family, which is conducive to the peace and comfort of family life, ensuring the harmony and intimacy of family relations and the all-round development of family members.

Home economics explanation 3

In today's society, "housekeeping" is more used as the abbreviation of "housekeeping service", that is, family service, including nanny, cleaning, patient care, etc., taking care of children, the elderly and patients for the families they serve, and managing family-related affairs as required.

With the continuous development and maturity of China's market economy, the adjustment of industrial structure is in front of us. Reducing the proportion of primary and secondary industries and increasing the proportion of tertiary industry-service industry is not only the inevitable result of implementing market economy (market economy is service economy to some extent), but also in line with the reality of rising demand for family services.