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Consumer Education is the predicator of Family and Consumer Sciences, it was founded 1909. Its original goal was to inform the consumers of America. The classes in this major include many areas among which are personal finance, nutrition, parenting and childcare, interpersonal relationships, family systems, career exploration and preparation, family resource management, design and merchandising, interior design, the apparel industry, and environmentally responsible Construction. The name home economics changed to American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences in 1994. It was founded by the first female graduate of MIT Ellen H. Richards.

Consumer education has always been assumed to have the purpose of empowering consumers in their role. Consumer education makes consumers more sustainable and knowledgeable. A sustainable consumer makes decisions that won't only benefit themselves but also makes responsible decisions taking the environmental consequences into consideration. A knowledgeable consumer will utilize information and take advantage of the competitive market.

Consumer Education for Families
Consumer Education helps families gain information to make cost effective choices in child care. The goal for consumer education for families is to reduce the financial burden to quality child care by reviewing trusted information to become their own advocates. This is done by providing education to parents on the awareness of early education and childcare as well as the financial assistance that may be needed by low income families to attend public or private Pre-K facilities. From the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) defines consumer education for families as raising awareness on child care that meets the familial demands through a continuum of skills to expand knowledge, increase variety, and an increase in resources that families can use.

Consumer Education Around the World
In multiple countries home economists have contributed in strengthening these programs aimed at women, families, and children. These programs aim to teach women formally and informally education, increase understanding and appreciation of other cultures, improving public health, and improving the process of introducing change.

A few professional organizations have facilitated international involvement. Some of these include, the International Federation of Home Economics (IFHE), American Home Economics Association now the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), and the American Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (AASULGC) now the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC).

Economists in the United States become more involved outside their country around the twentieth century when mission boards hired graduates to assist in establishing home economics departments in other countries to improve living conditions of the people. In the United States, a few states have set up consumer education programs that aim at educating future populations. Texas Office of Consumer Credit Consumer aims to educate Texan's to be financially literate and to make good decisions as a consumer.

In Australia, consumer education starts in years 9 and 10 as an elective course during their educational career.

Psychology of Dress and Consumption
Psychology of dress also called “enclothed cognition” describes how the clothes we wear affect our behavior, attitudes, personality, mood, confidence, and even the way we interact with others.

Dress is considered one of the many artifacts of culture, it can situate culture in terms of of time, geography, technical skill, and level of complexity. It's also a reflection of our guiding beliefs, mores, and values that shape culture and our sociofacts which are our social institutions and what drives are human behavior. Dress is an arrangement of all the outwardly detectable modifications on the body and added to it. As we study the behavior of dress we do so in a context, this will help us in the understanding the nature of the behavior. The contexts can be a physical setting, relationship with two or more people, social circumstances, and historical time period. One method of study that is well known amongst scholars is the contextual perspective of dress which has three components. The first being cognitive perspective then a symbolic-interaction perspective, and lastly a cultural/historical perspective. All of these together help explain how people think about dress, how they negotiate meaning from dress with others, and how they use dress to shape their behaviors and others behaviors.

The use of color is important in improving one’s aesthetic character. Colors help each other express our emotions. People who like red clothes also tend to be aggressive, energetic, and quick in releasing their emotions. If you wear orange, that means you are happy, and openminded. Yellow indicates a superior mind that is able to concentrate well. People who like green clothes tend to live in good neighborhoods, have a lot of friends, and are very social. They are also environmentally friendly and have a good sense of balance. Such personality types tend to party well, eat well, and live well. They are very mindful of their social standing, reputation, and financial position. Blue clothes indicate freshness, peace, and loyalty. Purple clothes were only used by royalty in the past. Today, they indicate a personality type having great love for art, creativity, and imagination. Black is a good color choice for an interview as it indicates authority. White indicates simplicity, precision, and goodness.

Health and Nutrition in Consumerism
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA also provides accurate, science-based health information to the public. ￼ Making any health claims without the FDA reviewing it first is illegal. this is not the case for structural or functional claims on conventional food.

Consumers are becoming increasingly health-conscious and most agree that eating healthy is a better way to prevent illness than using medication. ￼ That is where the importance of having well educated people in the field of Health and nutrition comes into play. we have the knowledge to eat healthy but not everyone has access to the information or knows how to access it. Also, not everyone is the same so figuring out what the best Nutrional diet for you personally is can be hard. to help consumers understand their personal needs they need help of well-educated people in the field of Nutrition and health.

An increased conscious of eating healthy among consumers has led to more consumers buying functional foods who are marketed with scientifically substantiated claims to improve health and well-being. The American dietetic Association supports the use of health claims that have previously been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but stresses the importance of health claims on food being supported by a program of health and nutrition. Multiple sources have to support these claims to make sure there are no unbalanced messages received by the consumer.

common findings from studies on Health and nutrition in consumerism were: ￼


 * Health claims on food are seen by consumers as useful, and when a product features a health claim consumers view it as healthier and state, they are more likely to purchase it.
 * Consumers are skeptical when companies make the claim of their product having health benefits but strongly agree when the government makes a claim.
 * consumers do not clearly distinguish between nutrition content claims, structure function claims and health claims.

To make sure consumers are being influenced by the claims that are made it is important that consumers are being exposed and pay attention to the claim, that they have an understanding of the claim and that they have a change in their attitude and belief. after that it is important to maintain this behavior change.