Family and Consumer Science

» Consumer Behavior and Marketing: The Psychology of Consumers
   Provides an overview of topics in consumer psychology from a marketing point of view.

   
   http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/

» Education Index - Home Economics Resources
   Search for educational information and links in the field of Home Economics

   
   http://www.educationindex.com/homeec/

» Family and Consumer Science Resources Online
   Annotated list of Internet resources covering the field of Home Economics/Family and Consumer Science.

   
   http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/fcs.html

» Forum for Family and Consumer Issues
   A refereed e-journal designed to integrate, appply, and transmit knowledge about issues of current interest in Family and Consumer Sciences.

   
   http://www.ncsu.edu/ffci/index.php

» From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics?
   Cornell University Library exhibition on the history of home economics. Traces the in history of the profession, provides a timeline, biographies, bibliography and interviews.

   
   http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/homeEc/

» History of Home Economics
   Notes on early home economics extension work in Iowa including a statement concerning the development of home economics teaching at Iowa State College.

   
   http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/polk/history/homeec.html

» History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology
   Bibliography of home economics and domestic science professions and their disciplines.

   
   http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/hws/hws08.htm

» Home Economics Archive
   Electronic collection of historic books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines. The full text of these materials, as well as bibliographies and essays are available.

   
   http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/

» Home Economics Institue of Australia
   Professional association for home economists. Includes member information, publications, news, chat, student links and related resources.

   
   http://www.heia.com.au/

» International Federation of Home Economics
   Provides an international forum for home economists to develop and express concerns for individuals, families, and households at the United Nations and among other international non-governmental organisations whose interests parallel those of home economi

   
   http://www.ifhe.org/

» Taking ADvantage
   An online book with the thesis that advertising creates stimuli that take advantage of human subconscious processing which is a particular product of physical and cultural human evolution.

   
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~taflinge/advant.html

» The Ecology of the Family
   Background paper for a family-centered approach to education and social service delivery.

   
   http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/ecology2.html

» The Home Economics Database
   A searchable bibliography of articles in the field of home economics, family studies and consumer sciences, covering technological, social and economic aspects of both private and institutional households.

   
   http://library.wur.nl/consumer/

» US Census Bureau Families and Living Arrangements
   Demographic characteristics of households and families.

   
   http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html