Syllabus of Home Science For Class 12th. (Theory)                    

HOME SCIENCE-

                                 CLASS XII (2018 – 19)

                            COURSE STRUCTURE (THEORY)

UNIT 1: Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part-II):

• 1. Adolescence (12 – 18 years)-

• (i). Growth & Development – Domains and principles.
• (ii). Meaning, characteristics, and needs.
• (iii). Influences on identity formation:-

1. Biological and Physical changes-early and late matures. (Role of heredity and environment).
2. By social, culture and media.
3. Emotional changes.
4. Cognitive changes.

• (iv) Specific issues and concerns:
• 1. Eating disorders-Causes, consequences and management – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia.
• 2. Depression.
• 3. Substance Abuse.
• 4. Related to sex.
• 5. Handling stress and peer pressure

2. Adulthood:

• (i) Young & middle adulthood: Understanding and management of new responsibilities, carrier marriage and family.
• (ii) Late Adulthood/Old age:
• 1. Health and Wellness: physical, social, emotional, financial, recreational needs
• 2. Anger management.
• 3. Care for elderly (at home and outside – old age home).

UNIT 2: Nutrition For self, Family and Community:

• (a)Meal Planning: 

Meaning  and  importance,  principles  and  factors  affecting  meal  planning; Nutritional needs, food preferences and modifications of diets in different age groups: infants, children, adolescence, adults, elderly and in special conditions: pregnancy and lactation (including traditional foods given in these conditions).

• (i): Use of basic food groups (ICMR) and serving size in meal planning.
• (ii): Factors influencing the selection of food: culture, family food practices, media, peer group, availability of foods, purchasing power, individual preference & health.

• (b) Food safety and quality:
• (i): Safe food handling (personal, storage, kitchen, cooking and serving).
• (ii): Safety guards against food adulteration, definition and meaning of food adulteration as given by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standard Authority of India).
• (iii): Common adulterants present in cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, fats and oils, sugar, jaggery, honey, spices and condiments.
• (iv): Effects of some of the adulterants present in the foods: kesari dal, metanil yellow, argemone seeds.
• (v): Food standards (FPO, Agmark, ISI).
• (c): Therapeutic modification of normal diet with respect to consistency, frequency, foodstuffs, nutrients and methods of cooking.
• (d): Modification of diet according to common ailments: diarrhoea, fever, jaundice, hypertension, diabetes and constipation. Physiological changes, clinical symptoms, requirements and dietary requirements in each condition.

Unit III: Money Management and Consumer Education:

• (a) Family Income:

(i)- Various sources of family income:

• money income.
• real income (direct and indirect).
• psychic income.
• (ii)- Supplementing family income-need and ways; need and procedure for maintaining household accounts (daily, weekly and monthly).

• (b)Savings and Investment:
• (i)Meaning and importance of savings.
• (ii)Basis for selection of investment methods: risk, security, profit, tax saving.
• (iii)Ways/methods of investment –
• Bank schemes (saving, fixed, recurring);
• Post Office schemes (savings, recurring deposit, monthly income scheme, National saving certificate, Senior citizen scheme);
• Insurance schemes (whole life, mediclaim);
• Public Provident Fund (PPF), Provident Fund (PF).
• (iv)- Consumer Protection and Education: Meaning, problems faced by consumer, Consumer Protection Amendment Act (2011); Consumer aids: labels, standardization marks, (ECO Mark, Hallmark, Wool mark, Silk mark), advertising, leaflets, and Consumer redressal forum, Internet.

Unit IV: Apparel: Designing, Selection, and Care-

• (i)- Application of elements of art and principles of design in designing apparel.
• (ii)- Selection and purchase of fabrics- purpose, cost, season, quality, durability, ease of maintenance and comfort.
• (iii)- Selection of apparel- factors influencing selection of apparel- age, size, climate, occupation, figure, occasion, fashion, drape cost and workmanship.
• (iv)- Care and maintenance of clothes:
• (a) Cleansing agents: soaps and detergents (basic differences and their utility);
• (b) Stain removal – General principles of stain removal, stain removal of tea, coffee, lipstick, ball pen, Grease, Curry and Blood.
• (c) Storage of clothes.

Unit V:   Community Development and Extension:

• (i)- Water safety: Safe drinking water-importance of potable water for good health, and its qualities, simple methods of making water safe for drinking; boiling, filtering (traditional and modern technology), use of alum, chlorine.
• (ii)- Salient features of income generating schemes.
• DWCRA (Development of Women and Children in Rural Area).
• MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005).

Unit VI: Career Options after Home Science Education  :

• Career options of self and wage employment of various fields of Home Science.