Authors' Acknowledgments
To the Instructor
To the Student
Unit 1 Belonging to a Group
Chapter 1 Marriage, Family, and the Home
1 The Family Today
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic · Examining Graphic Material
AFTER YOU READ
Reading for the Main Idea · Building Vocabulary: Dealing with Unknown
Words · Language Focus: Writing About Changes · Reading Actively
2 Alternative Lifestyles
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic · Skimming
AFTER YOU READ
Reading Boxed Texts · Building Vocabulary: Using Knowledge of Related
Words · Note Taking · Test Taking: Preparing for a Short-Answer Quiz
3 How We Learn to Behave
PREPARING TO READ
Predicting · Personalizing the Topic
AFTER YOU READ
Language Focus: Defining · Building Vocabulary: Learning Words Related
to the Topic · Summarizing · Applying What You Read
4 The Importance of the Social Environment
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic
AFTER YOU READ
Visualizing Parts of the Text · Building Vocabulary: Using Context Clues ·
Reading for Main Ideas · Citing Studies in Your Writing
Writing Assignment
Chapter 2 The Power of the Group
1 The Influence of Culture
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic
AFTER YOU READ
Understanding Key Terms in the Text · Writing Expanded Definitions ·
Reading Boxed Texts · Applying What You Read
2 Peer Group Pressure
PREPARING TO READ
Personalizing the Topic · Previewing Art in the Text
AFTER YOU READ
Short-Answer Quizzes: Making Use of Your Own Experience · Varying
Your Language · Language Focus: Writing About Differences
3 Crowds
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic · Skimming: Reading First Sentences
AFTER YOU READ
Applying What You Read · Language Focus: Topic Sentences · Building
Vocabulary: Using Grammar to Work Out Unknown Words
4 Panic!
PREPARING TO READ
Personalizing the Topic
AFTER YOU READ
Scanning · Understanding Complex Sentences · Building Vocabulary: Word
Maps for Remembering New Vocabulary · Writing a Listing Paragraph
Writing Assignment
Unit 2 Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 3 Growing Up Male or Female
1 Bringing Up Boys and Girls
PREPARING TO READ
Skimming · Personalizing the Topic
AFTER YOU READ
Note Taking: Making a Chart · Language Focus: Linking Words · Writing a
Comparison and Contrast Text
2 Fairy-Tale Lessons for Girls
PREPARING TO READ
Thinking About the Topic · Building Vocabulary: Learning Words Related
to the Topic
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Chapter 4 Gender Issues Today
Unit 3 Media and Society
Chapter 5 Mass Media Today
Chapter 6 The Influence of the Media
Unit 4 Breaking the Rules
Chapter 7 Crime and Criminals
Chapter 8 Controlling Crime
Unit 5 Changing Societies
Chapter 9 Cultural Change
Chapter 10 Global Issues
Text Credits
Art and Photo Credits
Task Index