Contents
XIX
Section 11-3
Sewing Your Project
339
Making Stitches 340
Seams 340
Attaching Fasteners 341
Section 11-4
Repairing, Altering, and
Recycling Your Clothes
343
Repairing Fasteners 344
Repairing Rips and Tears 344
Altering Hems 345
Altering Seams 346
Redesigning and Recycling
Clothes 347
Unit 5
The World of Work
Chapter 12
Learning About Work
354
Section 12-1
Questions About Work
355
Why Work? 356
Job or Career? 357
How Will Work Affect You? 358
Section 12-2
Researching Careers
360
Interests, Aptitudes, and Abilities 361
The Career Clusters 362
Online Career Sources 363
Other Career Sources 364
Section 12-3
Heading for a Career
366
Decide on Education and
Training 367
Think About Trade-Offs 369
Set Career Goals 370
Section 12-4
Career Options
372
Family and Consumer Sciences
Careers 373
Entrepreneurship 378
Chapter 13
Preparing for Work
382
Section 13-1
Getting Your First Job
383
Finding Jobs 384
Applying for Jobs 385
Interviewing for Jobs 387
Working Part-Time 388
Section 13-2
Getting Ready for Job
Success
390
Employability Skills 391
Getting Along with Others 393
Being a Successful Worker 394
Continuing to Learn 396
Leaving a Job 396
Appendix
When You’re on Your Own—
A Lesson in Self-Care
400
Glossary
403
Index
415