Authors' Acknowledgments To the Instructor To the Student
Unit 1 Belonging to a Group
Chapter 1Marriage, 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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Unit 3 Media and Society
Unit 4 Breaking the Rules
Unit 5 Changing Societies
Text Credits
Art and Photo Credits
Task Index