USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
I.S.Iriany ( *), R. Pasciana
Faculty of Social and Political Science Universitas Garut, ; Jl. Cimanuk No.285A Garut Indonesia
*ieke_sartika[at]fisip.uniga.ac.id
Abstract
The use of technology in household management is very important, because it can help accelerate domestic work, besides that, on average housewives have sophisticated mobile phones, but it is questionable whether all the features have been used, can it operate all household appliances according to instructions in manual, whether they can access actual information from the internet and can they use social media productively. The purpose of this study is to describe the phenomenon of behavior of technology users in household management, especially women who do not work. This research method uses a qualitative approach, with survey methods - descriptive. Data collection through interview techniques, observation and documentation studies. 19 Research informants are purposively determined. Analyze data through stages of reduction, display, analysis and conclusion. The results of the study show that the use of technology in household management can create efficiency for housewives, so that the roles of family members can run smoothly and it turns out they can mostly use technology to form a happy, safe and prosperous family. The implication of this study is that the use of technology has a positive impact on the implementation of the role of housewives in household management in Indonesia.
Keywords: technology, household management
Topic: Management Science