Abstract
The purpose of our investigation is to reconsider subject matters of the clothing area in home economics education, by concentrating on the integrity of environment. We taught students and consumers about the fluorescent brightening agent which was built in synthetic detergent and in new clothes. Although majority of the students observed the necessity of paying consideration to preserving natural environment, most students, especially males, had been washing clothes indifferently. The effect of teaching was that the students, especially females, improved their selection of detergent and/or washing method. Teaching the consumers, mostly females, was more effective than teaching the students; the consumers reduced their taste for white clothes remarkably. The wished to reduce the amount of the fluorescent brightening agent. It is necessary to teach males the clothing area as we now teach females. Also, it is indispensable to pay attention to increasing the public concern on health.
