All 3 Uses of
economics
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Its two buildings (main classrooms, the grade school and home economics) were set on a dirt hill with no fence to limit either its boundaries or those of bordering farms.†
p. 170.3 *
- A tangy scent of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate wafted around the home economics building as the budding cooks made samples for themselves and their teachers.†
p. 174.1
- Also—he never looked up to acknowledge the grunts of acceptance—also, we were bound to get some new equipment for the home economics building and the workshop.†
p. 181.5
Definition:
the study of how limited resources are allocated in an attempt to satisfy unlimited wants