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| Preparing for Work | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Alejandra Rocha, Cashier | |
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| Learning about Work | |
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| Taking Action: Work Experience Education | |
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| Why People Work | |
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| Work Experience Education | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Building Cleaning Workers | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: The Changing Workplace | |
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| Chapter 1 Assessment | |
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| The Job Ahead | |
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| Taking Action: Attitude is Everything | |
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| Work Histories | |
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| Moving Toward a Stable Job | |
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| The Future Begins Now | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Cashiers | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Coping with Shift Work | |
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| Chapter 2 Assessment | |
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| Looking for a Job | |
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| Taking Action: Looking for Work | |
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| Preparing to Look for a Job | |
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| Finding Job Leads | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Chefs, Cooks, and Food Preparation Workers | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Temporary Work | |
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| Chapter 3 Assessment | |
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| Applying for a Job | |
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| Taking Action: Quick Action on Job Leads | |
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| Data Sheets and Job Applications | |
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| Writing a Resume | |
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| Contacting Employers | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Computer Software Engineers | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Lie Detector and Honesty Tests | |
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| Chapter 4 Assessment | |
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| Interviewing for a Job | |
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| Taking Action: Getting an Interview | |
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| Before the Interview | |
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| During the Interview | |
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| After the Interview | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Computer System Analysts, Database Administrators, and Computer Scientists | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Drug Testing | |
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| Chapter 5 Assessment | |
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| Unit 1 Features | |
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| Career Decisions | |
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| Ethical Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Workplace Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Working on the Job | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Gregory T. Hackney, Chiropractor | |
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| Beginning a New Job | |
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| Taking Action: Begin Working | |
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| Your First Day at Work | |
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| Workplace Management | |
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| Supervisors and Form W-4 | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Customer Service Representatives | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: High-Performance Work Organizations | |
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| Chapter 6 Assessment | |
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| Expectations of Employers | |
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| Taking Action: Work Attitudes | |
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| Job Performance and Attitudes | |
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| Rating Work Behavior | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Dental Assistants | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Labor Unions | |
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| Chapter 7 Assessment | |
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| Worker Rights and Protections | |
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| Taking Action: Employer-Worker Relations | |
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| Duties of Employers | |
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| Worker Safety and Health | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Dental Hygienists | |
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| Focus on Work: Collective Bargaining | |
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| Chapter 8 Assessment | |
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| Human Relations at Work | |
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| Taking Action: Conversations with Customers | |
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| Bosses, Coworkers, and Customers | |
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| Group Participation | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Relating to Workaholics | |
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| Chapter 9 Assessment | |
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| Earnings and Job Advancement | |
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| Taking Action: Pay Raises | |
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| Your Job Earnings and Paycheck | |
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| Job Changes | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Grounds Maintenance Workers | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Employer-Sponsored Child-Care Assistance | |
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| Chapter 10 Assessment | |
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| Appearance on the Job | |
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| Taking Action: Appearance at Work | |
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| Grooming and Appearance | |
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| Dressing for the Job | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Sun Protection | |
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| Chapter 11 Assessment | |
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| Unit 2 Features | |
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| Career Decisions | |
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| Ethical Decisions | |
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| Interpersonal Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Workplace Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Career Planning | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Michael Dutra, Actor | |
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| Career Decision Making | |
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| Taking Action: Making Decisions | |
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| The Decision-making Process | |
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| Individuals and Decision Making | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Medical Assistants | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Envy in the Workplace | |
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| Chapter 12 Assessment | |
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| Information About Your Self | |
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| Taking Action: Choosing an Occupation | |
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| Getting Self-information | |
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| Working with Self-information | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Mid-Career Change | |
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| Chapter 13 Assessment | |
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| Career Information | |
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| Taking Action: Investigating Occupations | |
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| The World of Work | |
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| Exploring Occupations | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides | |
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| Focus on Work: Military Occupations | |
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| Chapter 14 Assessment | |
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| Unit 3 Features | |
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| Career Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Success Skills | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Charles Sharp, Design Engineer | |
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| Communication Skills | |
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| Taking Action: Communicating at Work | |
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| Listening and Speaking | |
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| Reading and Writing | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: Eliminating Gobbledygook | |
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| Chapter 15 Assessment | |
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| Math and Measurement Skills | |
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| Taking Action: Math Skills Add Up | |
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| Basic Math | |
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| Basic Measurement | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Office Clerks, General | |
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| Focus on Work: Calculator Review | |
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| Chapter 16 Assessment | |
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| Safety Skills | |
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| Taking Action: Safety First | |
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| Accidents and Personal Safety | |
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| Public Safety | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Personal and Home Care Aides | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Safety-Belt Use Saves Lives | |
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| Chapter 17 Assessment | |
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| Leadership Skills | |
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| Taking Action: Leadership Opportunities | |
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| Organizational Leadership | |
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| Parliamentary Procedure | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Trade and Professional Associations | |
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| Chapter 18 Assessment | |
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| Computer and Technology Skills | |
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| Taking Action: Computers Are Everywhere | |
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| How Computers Work | |
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| Computer Hardware and Software | |
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| The Internet and the Future of Computers | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Physician Assistant | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Repetitive Motion Injury | |
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| Chapter 19 Assessment | |
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| Entrepreneurial Skills | |
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| Taking Action: A Business Decision | |
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| Self-Employment | |
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| Small Business and You | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Receptionists and Information Clerks | |
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| Focus on the Workplace: The Growth of Small Business | |
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| Chapter 20 Assessment | |
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| Unit 4 Features | |
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| Career Decisions | |
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| Ethical Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Workplace Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Managing Your Money | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Ashleigh Baker, School Service Center Supervisor | |
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| Our Economic World | |
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| Taking Action: Economic Choices | |
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| Principles of Economics | |
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| The American Free Enterprise System | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Recreation and Fitness Workers | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Counterfeit Goods Undercut the Economy | |
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| Chapter 21 Assessment | |
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| The Consumer in the Marketplace | |
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| Taking Action: Consumer Choices | |
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| You as a Consumer | |
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| Advertising and the Consumer | |
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| Consumer Rights and Responsibilities | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Registered Nurses | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Buying a Used Car | |
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| Chapter 22 Assessment | |
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| Banking and Credit | |
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| Taking Action: Give Yourself Credit | |
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| Financial Institutions | |
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| Checking Accounts | |
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| Credit and Its Use | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Retail Salesperson | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Your Credit History | |
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| Chapter 23 Assessment | |
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| Budgeting, Saving, and Investing Money | |
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| Taking Action: Saving for Your Future | |
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| Budgeting Money | |
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| Saving Money | |
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| Investing Money | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Credit Billing Blues | |
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| Chapter 24 Assessment | |
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| Insuring Against Loss | |
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| Taking Action: Protecting Against Loss | |
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| Health Insurance | |
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| Life and Home Insurance | |
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| Auto Insurance | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Walk-In Medical Clinics | |
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| Chapter 25 Assessment | |
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| Taxes and Taxation | |
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| Taking Action: Understanding Taxes | |
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| Taxation | |
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| Filing an Income Tax Return | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Social and Human Service Assistants | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Electronic Tax Preparation and Filing | |
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| Chapter 26 Assessment | |
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| Social Security and IRAs | |
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| Taking Action: Security Net | |
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| Social Security | |
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| Individual Retirement Accounts | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Teacher Assistants | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Job Stress and Workers' Compensation | |
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| Chapter 27 Assessment | |
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| Unit 5 Features | |
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| Ethical Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Workplace Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Independent Living | |
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| Co-op Career Spotlight: Stacey Shells, Principal | |
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| The Legal System | |
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| Taking Action: Everyday Law | |
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| The Nature of Law | |
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| The Court System | |
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| Legal Services | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Teachers-Adult Literacy and Remedial Education | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Common Law | |
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| Chapter 28 Assessment | |
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| Where to Live | |
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| Taking Action: A First Apartment | |
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| Planning for Housing | |
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| Apartment Living | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Teachers-Postsecondary | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Dealing with a Roommate | |
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| Chapter 29 Assessment | |
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| Healthful Living | |
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| Taking Action: Eating Right | |
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| Nutrition and Diet | |
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| Stress and Physical Fitness | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Top Executives | |
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| Focus on Health and Safety: Corporate Fitness Programs | |
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| Chapter 30 Assessment | |
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| Responsible Citizenship | |
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| Taking Action: Politics Matter | |
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| Being a Citizen | |
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| Thinking Clearly | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales Workers | |
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| Focus on Skills for Living: Citizen Lawmakers | |
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| Chapter 31 Assessment | |
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| Education for Lifelong Learning | |
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| Taking Action: Learning to Earn | |
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| Education and Training | |
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| Educational Information | |
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| High-Growth Occupations for the 21st Century: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | |
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| Focus on the Worker: Training and More Training | |
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| Chapter 32 Assessment | |
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| Unit 6 Features | |
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| Career Decisions | |
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| Ethical Decisions | |
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| Interpersonal Decisions | |
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| Personal Decisions | |
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| Communication at Work | |
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| Math Connection | |
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| Net Bookmark | |
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| You're a What? | |
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| Workforce Trends | |
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| Checkpoint | |
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| Life-Span Plan Project | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |