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- English
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Foundations of Family Resource Management
About this book
Foundations of Family Resource Management uses the lenses of consumer science, management, and economics, and beyond to help students make intelligent decisions about resources, time, and energies at the individual and family level. It has a strong interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural focus.
This sixth edition brings in new material on millennials, delayed marriage, household composition, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sustainable consumption, technology, and handling crises. It has been updated in line with the latest census data and academic literature.
The text contains lots of features to support student learning, including chapter summaries, "Did You Know?" questions, glossary of key terms, examples and cases, critical thinking activities, and review questions for discussion and reflection. Lecture slides and an instructor manual are available as digital supplements.
This textbook meets the standards and criteria for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and will be suitable for resource management courses in family and consumer science, human ecology, and human environmental science programs.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Management Today
- 2 Management History and Theories
- 3 Values, Attitudes, Goals, and Motivation
- 4 Resources
- 5 Decision-​Making and Problem Solving
- 6 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating
- 7 Communication
- 8 Managing Human Needs
- 9 Managing Time
- 10 Managing Work and Family
- 11 Managing Stress and Fatigue
- 12 Managing Environmental Resources
- 13 Managing Finances
- 14 Managing Tomorrow
- Glossary
- Index