Author: Frances Baynor Parnell

Succeeding in Life and Career is an advanced comprehensive text designed to help teens adjust to change, especially as they become young adults. A lifespan development chapter provides understanding of how people change over time, from newborn to older adult. Career readiness is stressed, and each of the 16 career clusters is explored along with related jobs and their requirements for success. Skills development, financial literacy, healthy lifestyles, housing, and transportation topics are also included.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Succeeding in Life and Career: Foundations of Human Studies, 11th Edition

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Career Preparation
• • 1 - Exploring Careers
  • 2 - Skills for Career Success
  • 3 - Working in a Team
• Unit 2 Resource Management
• • 4 - Learning to Manage
  • 5 - Community and Environmental Responsibilities
• Unit 3 Relationships
• • 6 - Understanding Families
  • 7 - Strengthening Families
  • 8 - Personal Relationships
• Unit 4 Parenting, Child Care, and Guidance
• • 9 - Parenting Roles and Responsibilities
  • 10 - Development Across the Lifespan
  • 11 - Caring for Children
• Unit 5 Wellness and Nutrition
• • 12 - Health and Fitness
  • 13 - Nutrition
  • 14 - Selecting Foods
  • 15 - Food Safety
  • 16 - Food Preparation
• Unit 6 Personal Finance
• • 17 - Managing Personal Finances
  • 18 - Consumer Decisions
• Unit 7 Fashion and Apparel
• • 19 - Choosing and Caring for Your Clothes
  • 20 - Textiles, Patterns, and Equipment
  • 21 - Apparel Construction
• Unit 8 Housing and Transportation
• • 22 - Choosing a Place to Live
  • 23 - Maintaining a Home
  • 24 - Transportation
• Glossary
• Index