Skills for Living is a comprehensive text designed to help students meet the challenges of their daily lives with confidence. Students will develop practical skills for making rational decisions at home and in the workplace. This edition features new information on technology and energy conservation. Updated topics include the Dietary Guidelines, adoption, and pattern figure types. – Chapter content holds student interest by focusing on issues of concern to teens. – Chapters include Objectives, New Terms, Summaries, Questions, and Activities. – Job titles listed at the beginning of each chapter encourage career planning.