Author: Louise A. Liddell and Yvonne S. Gentzler, Ph.D.

Preparing for Life and Career is a comprehensive text that gives students the tools they need to develop skills they can use throughout their lives and careers. Content is organized into 27 chapters presented as short, easy-to-read sections. New photos and charts stimulate interest in learning more. Each chapter contains several new features that reinforce life skills, academic skills, and “green living.” Interesting questions are posed throughout the text to encourage critical thinking and problem solving.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Preparing for Life and Career, 7th Edition

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Your Development and Relationships
• • 1 - Personal Development
  • 2 - Your Family
  • 3 - Your Friends
  • 4 - Developing Communication Skills
• Unit 2 Managing Your Life
• • 5 - Getting Ready to Manage
  • 6 - Managing Your Resources
  • 7 - Being a Responsible Consumer
• Unit 3 Managing Your Career
• • 8 - Learning About Work
  • 9 - Making Career Decisions
  • 10 - Getting the Job You Want
  • 11 - Preparing for Job Success
• Unit 4 Understanding Children and Parenting
• • 12 - Taking Care of Children
  • 13 - The Business of Babysitting
  • 14 - Parenting
• Unit 5 Your Health and Nutrition
• • 15 - Promoting Good Health
  • 16 - Nutrition and You
  • 17 - Meal Considerations
  • 18 - Buying and Storing Foods
• Unit 6 Preparing Meals and Dining Out
• • 19 - Getting Ready to Cook
  • 20 - Preparing Foods
  • 21 - At the Table
• Unit 7 The Clothes You Wear
• • 22 - Clothing Choices
  • 23 - Fibers, Fabrics, and Sewing Tools
  • 24 - Getting Ready to Sew
  • 25 - Caring for Clothes
• Unit 8 - Housing and Transportation
• • 26 - Your Personal Living Space
  • 27 - Transportation Options
• Glossary
• Index