Contemporary Living

Presents a fresh look at life in today's world.

This text provides an objective, sensitive presentation of contemporary issues facing today's students. Students will study their development as individuals and family members and learn to identify the attitudes, standards, and goals that will influence their decision-making. Up-to-date text content, colorful illustrations, a fresh design, and full-page chapter opening photos add to the excitement of this text.

Features:

• Latest content on hazing; abstinence; new drugs used by teens; and new forms of advertising
  
  
• Current topics such as family-friendly employment policies; community and national crises; consumer rights and responsibilities; and debit cards, direct deposit, credit card charges, and APR.

Contents:

• You: Growing and Changing
• Your Heredity
• Your Environment
• Your Response to Your Environment
• It's Your Decision
• Decisions Concerning Your Future Career
• Decisions Affecting Your Health
• Avoiding Harmful Substances
• Lifestyle Options and Consequences
• Communicating with Others
• Developing Close Relationships
• Choosing to Marry
• Engagement and Marriage
• Building a Marriage
• Family Life Today
• The Parenting Decision
• A Baby Is Born
• Your New Baby
• Helping Children Grow and Develop
• Balancing Family and Work Concerns
• Dealing with Family Crises
• Divorce and Remarriage
• Aging
• Providing for the Family's Physical Needs
• Protecting the Family's Resources
• Using Banking Services
• Managing Your Finances

The Student Activity Guide/Workbook contains 188 pages and includes a variety of activities such as word mazes, charts, checklists, and questions to supplement the instructional material in the text.