Author: Leona Johnson

Interpersonal Relationships is an interactive, comprehensive introduction to relationship skills, including relationships with friends, relationships in the family, romantic relationships, and relationships in the workplace. With a lesson-based organization and updated look, Interpersonal Relationships is rich with opportunities for real world application, discussion, and assessment. Case Studies, Life Connection scenarios, and Real-Life Scenarios help students envision chapter concepts and apply chapter skills to their lives. Key terms aid students in learning vocabulary. Lesson reviews assess student understanding to maximize learning. 

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Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Interpersonal Relationships 3e, Online Textbook

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Reaching Personal Potential
• • 1 A Close-Up View of Personal Identity
  • 2 Your Growth and Development
  • 3 Strengthening Positive Attitudes
• Unit 2 Setting and Reaching Life Goals
• • 4 Goal Setting and Decision Making
  • 5 Setting Goals for Your Career
  • 6 Managing Time to Reach Your Goals
• Unit 3 Relating to Other People
• • 7 Developing Communication Skills
  • 8 Developing Relationship Skills
  • 9 Developing Group Interaction Skills
• Unit 4 Romantic Relationships
• • 10 Dating Relationships
  • 11 Choosing to Marry
  • 12 Adjusting to Marriage
• Unit 5 Family Relationships
• • 13 Today’s Family
  • 14 Strengthening Family Interactions
  • 15 Individual and Family Crises
  • 16 Divorce and Remarriage
• Unit 6 Family Relationships over Time
• • 17 Relationships in the Early Years of the Family Life Cycle
  • 18 Relating to and Guiding Children
  • 19 The Aging Family
• Unit 7 Fulfilling Career, Family, and Community Roles
• • 20 Managing a Career to Reach Personal Goals
  • 21 Achieving Financial Independence
  • 22 Balancing Family, Career, and Community Roles
• Connecting with Career Clusters
• Glossary
• Index