Author: Frances Baynor Parnell

Succeeding in Life and Career: Foundations of Human Studies is an advanced-level comprehensive FCS text designed to help teens adjust to change as they become young adults. Relationships and personal development, lifespan development, resource management, wellness and nutrition, personal finance, fashion and apparel, and housing and transportation topics are included. Career readiness is a key area of focus in the text, along with introduction of the career clusters.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Succeeding in Life and Career: Foundations of Human Studies 12e, Textbook

• 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
• Image Credits
• Index