Contemporary Living

by Ryder, Verdene; Harter, Marjorie B.

• ISBN13: 9781566379533
• ISBN10: 1566379539
• Edition: Student
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub

Table of Contents

Personal Development
You: Growing and Changing	7	(6)
Understanding Growth Patterns
Your Self-Concept
How Is Your Self-Esteem?
Character Traits
Your Heredity	13	(6)
Inheritance of Chromosomes
Inheritance of Dominant and Recessive Genes
Genetic Events: Positive Coping
Heredity Crossword
Your Environment	19	(4)
Environmental Influences
Influence of Birth Order
Family and Peer Influence
Media Watch
Your Response to Your Environment	23	(10)
Erikson's Stages of Human Development
Havighurst's Developmental Tasks
How Would You Respond?
Defense Mechanisms
Depression
Attitudes
The Decisions You Face
It's Your Decision	33	(6)
Personal Priorities
Understanding Your Personal Priorities
How Personal Priorities Influence Decisions
Your Time/Life Line
Identifying Your Resources
Using the Decision-Making Process
Decisions Concerning Your Future Career	39	(8)
Clues to Your Career Choice
Combining Work with School
Workplace Skills
Write Your Resume
Ask Molly Mentor
Decisions Affecting Your Health	47	(8)
Your Nutrition/Exercise Inventory
Nutrition Log
Weight Control
My Exercise Inventory
Stress Rating Scale
Avoiding Harmful Substances	55	(12)
Smoking
Drinking and Driving
Alcohol's Effect on Personal Relationships
The Use of Alcohol
How Alcohol Is Portrayed on Television
Saying No to Alcohol
Drugs
Saying No to Drugs
The Use of Drugs
Lifestyle Options and Consequences	67	(6)
Lifestyles
Premarital Pregnancy
A Look at the Adoption Options
Lifestyles and Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases---Myths and Truths
Getting Along with Others
Communicating with Others	73	(12)
Communication Survey
Communication---Helping or Hindering?
Sympathy vs. Empathy
Levels of Communication
Communication Checklist
Family Communication
Developing Close Relationships	85	(10)
Dating Survey
Positive and Negative Types of Love
Love Match
Your Attitudes About Sex
Communicating Affection
Just Say No
Acquaintance/Date Rape
The Marriage Relationship
Choosing to Marry	95	(4)
Role Expectations in Marriage
Statements About Spouse Selection
Mixed Marriages
Mate Selection Puzzle
Engagement and Marriage	99	(6)
Communication During Engagement
Career Goals in Marriage
Marriage Law Crossword
The Engagement Period
Building a Marriage	105	(4)
Making Marital Adjustments
Conflict in Marriage
Who Will Lead?
Dimensions of Families
Family Life Today	109	(6)
Family Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying Family Structures
Understanding Family Structures
The Family Life Cycle
The Parenting Decision	115	(4)
Views on Parenthood
Deciding About Parenthood
The Human Reproductive System
Methods of Preventing Pregnancy
A Baby Is Born	119	(6)
Diet During Pregnancy
Health Practices of the Mother-to-Be
Stages of Labor
Methods of Childbirth
Your New Baby	125	(4)
How Newborns Look and Act
Observation of an Infant
Interview a New Parent
Meeting a Newborn's Needs
Helping Children Grow and Develop	129	(6)
Keeping Children Safe
The Preschooler
When You Were a Child
Evaluating Child Care
Checklist for a Child Care Center
Families Face Change
Balancing Family and Work Concerns	135	(4)
Blending Employment with Family Life
Job Sharing
Setting Priorities
Challenges for Employed Couples
Dealing with Family Crises	139	(8)
Dealing with Crisis
Crisis Crossword
The Crisis of Alcoholism
Teenage Gambling
Missing Children
Teen Suicide
Divorce and Remarriage	147	(6)
Views on Divorce
Legal Termination of Marriage
Divorce Issues
Blending Families
Aging and Death	153	(6)
How the Human Body Ages
Stages of Dying and Grieving
Aging Brings Change
Terms Related to Death and Dying
Managing Family Living
Providing for the Family's Physical Needs	159	(6)
Consumer Terms
Nutrition Label Analysis
Product Survey
Making Housing Decisions
Protecting the Family's Resources	165	(4)
Insurance Options
Insurance Crossword
Insurance Decisions
Using Banking Services	169	(6)
Survey of Financial Institutions
Monetary Pyramid
Writing Checks
Financial Decisions
Managing Your Finances	175
How Well Do You Manage Money?
Saving vs. Spending
Budget for a Young Married Couple
Love and Money