LearnWave
Learn it. Master it.
All books

Class 12

Home Science: Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I

38 lessons in 7 chapters, explained in plain words.

Work, Livelihood and Career

  1. Work, jobs, careers and livelihood
  2. India's traditional occupations
  3. Gender and work
  4. Attitude, quality of work life and life skills
  5. Soft skills, dignity and ergonomics
  6. Entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

  1. Why clinical nutrition matters
  2. The dietitian and the nutritional care process
  3. Types of diets and feeding routes
  4. Diet, lifestyle and chronic disease
  5. A career in clinical nutrition

Public Nutrition and Health

  1. Why public nutrition matters
  2. What public health nutrition is, and causes of undernutrition
  3. Nutritional problems in India
  4. Fighting malnutrition: strategies and programmes
  5. Health care levels and careers in public nutrition

Food Processing and Technology

  1. Why we process food
  2. Food science, processing, technology and their history
  3. Spoilage and the principles of preservation
  4. Kinds of processed foods and the skills needed
  5. Careers and enterprise in food technology

Food Quality and Food Safety

  1. Why food safety matters
  2. Hazards in food
  3. Contamination, adulteration and food quality
  4. Food standards and food control
  5. Food safety management systems
  6. Careers in food quality and safety

Early Childhood Care and Education

  1. HDFS and why early childhood matters
  2. Why pre-school helps
  3. Key ideas and principles of ECCE
  4. Becoming an ECCE professional
  5. Careers in ECCE

Management of Support Services, Institutions and Programmes for Children, Youth and Elderly

  1. Why support services are needed
  2. Vulnerable children and the law
  3. Programmes and institutions for children
  4. Youth: vulnerability and programmes
  5. The elderly: vulnerability and programmes
  6. Managing programmes and institutions as a career