To choose any kind of standard one should generally ask the following questions:
What does this standard cost in time, effort, money?
How did the standard originate? Does it still serve a purpose?
In breaking away conventional standards (fold preparations, salad dressings), it may be helpful first to think of the general origin of standards –eg, religious ceremonies.
What is the effect on other people of maintaining this standard?
Change inhabits or when certain standards adversely affect family life, when one can devote much time on demanding standards, and yet family members may need the comfortable disorders in room arrangements etc, (i.e., flexible standards).
How can one accept flexible standards, one has to see whether the new method yield as “good” product.
The new flexible standard is introduced when everyone understand the problem faced by dual role home- maker who has less time to arrange table for a dinner family members may eat with the adjusted style with low standard table arrangement indicating their acceptance for flexible standard.
How does this standard relate to a fundamental value?
Basing on the held value by family members or home maker generally standards are set.
For eg: A home-maker who gives much importance to flower arrangement( beauty and creative skill) may find it difficult to have green, ornamental plant to replace flower arrangement, so sticks to former one only.
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