Family goals and standards - JSS1 Home Economics Lesson Note

Family goals are specific purpose or objectives the family has in mind, e.g building a house, buying a car, providing good education for the children etc.

Standards are measures of quality, quantity and method of goal attachment. They are used to measure the value of something, such as an activity (e.g standard of living). Family standards are what a person or a family as good and worthwhile. For instance, to pass a home economics examination could be your goal but to obtain an A instead of a C is your standard. So this standard then acts as your limit and will influence your action because of the satisfaction you hope to get from it. Thus, you are forced to work hard for an A.

The standards set by a family influence their use of resources. For instance, providing three meals a day can be the goal of the family, but the standard could be that the meals must be balanced and served on the dining table.