HOMEMAKING EDUCATION II

 PERSONAL GROWTH AND FAMILY
 RELATIONS

 OVERVIEW

 Technilogical advances have affected the traditional family
pattern in our society; in this transition to mechanization, youth
feels less secure as he attempts to adjust to these continuous
changes in the home, in society, and in the physical world. Since
marriage and the family are the cornerstones of society and
the units on which government is built in our pattern of civili-
zation, it is necessary that we do our utmost to help guide youth
toward a better understanding of his relationship to the chang-
ing demands of society as they are related to his changing pat-
terns of growth. It is important that he be guided so that he
can sense his responsibilities when his physical growth brings
him to the threshold of adulthood and his increasingly important
place in society.
 It is essential that the teacher in this area have an under-
standing of and a sympathetic, tolerant, and interested attitude
toward the individual; that she be aware of his background in
order to give effective guidance; and that she know enough
about counseling processes to handle the more elemental situa-
tions effectively and be able to refer to other persons or agencies
the problems in relationship which she is not qualified to handle.

 OBJECTIVES
To develop:
 ability to judge personal behavior in relation to social
 contacts
 appreciation of the increasing responsibility of the indivi-
 dual as a member of the community
 understanding of the importance of the qualities which lead
 to becoming a well-adjusted person
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