Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Home Economics outline · Section B: Home Management
Content
Definition and types of family; advantages and disadvantages of family types; functions of the family; the family life cycle.
Objective
Compare types of family; identify the roles of family members.
Content
Family relationships: husband-wife, parent-child, and brother-sister or sibling relationships; factors influencing family relationships.
Objective
Differentiate between the types of relationships that exist in the family; determine and describe the factors that influence family relationships.
Content
Basic personality profiles: meaning of personality; extroversion, introversion, and anxiety/stability.
Objective
Compare the basic personality profiles, including extroversion and introversion.
Content
Adolescents and their problems.
Objective
Identify the characteristics and problems of adolescents.
Content
Family crises.
Objective
Identify types of family crises and ways of solving them.
Content
Conflict and conflict resolution.
Objective
Identify sources of conflict and solution strategies.
Content
Human rights: meaning of human rights and fundamental human rights; rights of women and children; violation of human rights.
Objective
Identify types of human rights and human rights violations; suggest remedies for breaches of human rights.
Content
Communication and the role of ICT in the family.
Objective
Identify factors that hinder communication in the family; determine factors that enhance communication in the family; identify the advantages and disadvantages of ICT.
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