STATE AND EXPLAIN THE BRANCHES OF HOME ECONOMICS.
See the outline here;
http://www.jstor.org/pss/992095
The branches of FAmily and Consumer Sciences are
Housing and Interior Design
Child Development
Fashion and textiles
Consumerism
Foods and Nutrition
Teacher Education
Each branch contributes to Independent Living or Life skills
However during recent years these subjects are studied separately in US universities and no longer offered under the Family and Consumer Sciences umbrella
waht are the different branches of home economics
Clothing
Food
Home management