What is the brief history of domestic economics?

In the modern sense, housekeeping is the general name of family relations and their things. Home economics involves family business, family law, family style, income and expenditure, education, interpersonal relationship, the relationship between family and relatives, friends and neighbors, and so on. Housekeeping now generally refers to housekeeping services, including part-time, nanny, cleaning, nursing, hourly work, family relocation services and so on.

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. In today's home economics, the word "housekeeping" includes the following meanings:

1 housekeeping refers to the management of family affairs. "Politics" refers to administration and management, which includes three contents: first, planning and decision-making; The second is leadership, command, coordination and control; The third is reference, supervision and evaluation.

Housekeeping refers to things related to the life of all or part of the family members in this small family group, which means "business" and "important things". In practice, it requires us to put

Mainly focus on major events and important matters, that is, first grasp the important things that have a bearing on the overall situation. Of course, major events and minor events are interrelated, and minor events cannot be ignored.

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.

Home economics 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.

In a word, 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.