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Key Terms 2
Choosing Success 2
SELECTION: Success Is a Choice 2
Set Goals 4
Manage Your Time Effectively 5
Control Your Concentration 9
Monitor Your Progress 11
Discover Your Learning Style 14
You're on Your Way 20
SELECTION: This Is Not Your High School English Class 20
Sum It Up! It's Up to You: Taking Ownership of College Learning 23
Chapter 2Active Reading Strategies for Managing College Texts: BuildSkills Reading about SOCIOLOGY 24Key Terms 25
Become an Active Reader 25
Metacognition 26
Survey Your Textbook 26
Access Prior Knowledge 28
Preview the Chapter or Selection 29
SELECTION: Groups and Organizations 33
Read for a Purpose: Asking and Answering Your Own Questions 39
Before You Read: Preview Questions 39
While You Read: Guide Questions 40
While You Read: Monitoring Questions 40
After You Read: Study Questions 40
SELECTION: Privacy and Censorship in a Global Village 44
Manage Your Textbook: Highlight, Annotate, and Take Marginal Notes 45
Highlighting 46
Annotating and Marginal Notes 46
Adjust Your Reading Rate to Meet Your Needs 49
Tips for Determining Reading Times 49
Sum It Up! Are You Ready to Read? Active Reading
Strategies for Managing College Texts 51
Chapter 3Developing a College-Level Vocabulary: Build Skills Reading about PSYCHOLOGY 52Key Terms 53
The Importance of Having a Good Vocabulary 53
Discipline-Specific Vocabulary 54
SELECTION: Escape and Avoidance Conditioning 54
Academic Vocabulary 55
SELECTION: Language 56
Using Context Clues to Learn the Meaning of Words 57
Definition Clues 57
Synonym Clues 60
Contrast and Antonym Clues 61
Example Clues 63
Inference Clues 65
A Word about Word Parts 70
Prefixes 70
Roots 73
Suffixes 76
Compound Words 81
SELECTION: The Bilingual Brain 83
Figurative Language 85
Metaphors 86
Similes 86
Personification 87
Hyperbole 87
Idioms 89
Sum It Up! Developing a College-Level Vocabulary 92
Chapter 4Identifying the Main Idea in College Reading: Build Skills Reading about PERSONAL AND FAMILY HEALTH 93Key Terms 94
The Main Idea 94
Two Steps for Identifying the Main Idea 95
Step 1: Identify the Topic 95
Step 2: Determine the Author's Most Important Point about the Topic 100
SELECTION: The Dimensions of Health 106
SELECTION: Time Management 107
SELECTION: The Environmental Aspects of Stress Management 108
Implied Main Ideas 109
Finding the Implied (Unstated) Main Idea in Paragraphs 109
SELECTION: Procrastination 116
SELECTION: Physical Activity and Weight Management 118
Sum It Up! Identifying the Main Idea in College Reading 120
Chapter 5Finding and Using Important Details in College Reading: Build Skills Reading about PERSONALAND COMMUNITY HEALTH 121Key Terms 122
Finding and Using the Important Details 122
Identifying Supporting Details 123
SELECTION: Today's College Students 123
Using Transitions to Locate Supporting Details 127
SELECTION: Assuming Responsibility 128
Types of Transitions 129
Additional Items 129
Examples 130
Explanations and Reasons 131
Sequence 132
Comparison and Contrast 133
Studying Supporting Details 135
SELECTION: International Nutritional Concerns 138
SELECTION: The Patient's Bill of Rights and the Nurse's Responsibilities 139
Sum It Up! Finding and Using Important Details in College Reading 141
Chapter 6Rehearsing the Information: Build Skills Reading about BUSINESS AND MARKETING 142Key Terms 143
Rehearsing Information 143
Paraphrasing 143
Sample Paraphrase 144
Outlining 146
Example of an Outline 146
Summarizing 148
SELECTION: International Trade Barriers: Social and Cultural Differences 149
Sample Summary 150
SELECTION: Giraffas: A Brazilian Restaurant Chain Changes
Its Spots When It Lands in the United States 151
Using Visuals to Organize Information 152
Concept Maps 153
Tables 155
Timelines 156
SELECTION: Legal and Social Issues in Internet Marketing 156
Process Diagram or Flowchart 157
SELECTION: The Scientific Method and Marketing Research 158
Venn Diagrams 159
SELECTION: Ben & Jerry's, Vermont's Finest 161
SELECTION: The Netflix Launch and Its Continually Changing
Business Model 161
SELECTION: Social and Traditional Media in Marketing 162
SELECTION: The Role of Culture and Subculture in Marketing 163
Sum It Up! Rehearsing the Information 165
Chapter 7Identifying and Integrating Patterns of Organization: Build Skills Reading about CRIMINAL JUSTICE 166Key Terms 167
Organizational Writing Patterns 167
Definition Pattern 169
Listing or Enumeration Pattern 171
Sequence Pattern 173
Chronological Order 173
Chronological Order with Graphics 174
Process Order 177
Spatial Order 178
Spatial Order with Graphics 179
Order of Importance 181
Classification Pattern 182
SELECTION: Inmate Rehabilitation Programs 184
Classification and Graphics 185
Comparison and Contrast Pattern 186
Comparison and Contrast with Graphics 188
Cause-and-Effect Pattern 189
Generalization and Example Pattern 191
SELECTION: Elder Adult Inmates 192
Problem and Solution Pattern 193
Mixed Patterns 194
SELECTION: Custody Level vs. Security Level 195
SELECTION: Women in Prison 196
Sum It Up! Identifying and Integrating Writing Patterns 200
Chapter 8Making Inferences and Reading Critically: Build Skills Reading about COMMUNICATIONS 203Key Terms 204
Critical Reading 204
Making Inferences 205
SELECTION: What Is Mass Communication? 206
SELECTION: What Is Culture? 207
SELECTION: Limiting and Liberating Effects of Culture 207
SELECTION: The Coming of Paperback Books 208
SELECTION: Making Friends with E-Books 208
Determining an Author's Purpose for Writing 209
Writing to Inform 209
Writing to Instruct 210
Writing to Entertain 211
Writing to Persuade 211
Considering the Audience 212
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions 214
Facts 214
Opinions 215
Facts and Opinions 215
Detecting the Tone 218
SELECTION: A Short History of Television 219
SELECTION: Can't Find Them or They Aren't There? 220
Denotation and Connotation 221
SELECTION: TV Violence: Bashing, Crashing, Overwhelms Children 224
Recognizing Bias 225
SELECTION: The Effects of Media 226
SELECTION: Will E-Books Destroy the Democratizing
Effects of Reading? 227
SELECTION: TV Can Be a Good Parent 229
Sum It Up! Making Inferences and Incorporating
Critical Reading Skills 233
Chapter 9Critical Reading in the Digital Age: Build Skills Reading about POLITICAL SCIENCE 235Key Terms 236
Digging Deeper into Critical Reading 236
Evaluating an Author's Argument 236
SELECTION: The Death Penalty Deters Crime 238
Detecting Deception in Writing: Fallacies in Reasoning 240
The Internet and Evaluating Web Content 243
Authority and Purpose 243
Currency 245
Accuracy 245
Checklist for Evaluating a Website 245
Assessing Other Internet Platforms 248
Wikis 248
Social Media 248
SELECTION: Recovering Political Prostitute 252
SELECTION: Who Is This Guy? 255
Sum It Up! Critical Reading in the Digital Age 257
Chapter 10Reading Across the Genres: Build Skills Reading about HISTORY 259Key Terms 260
Reading Across the Genres 260
SELECTION: The Affluent Society: People of Plenty 261
Understanding Primary Sources 263
Tips for Reading Primary Sources 263
SELECTION: Federal Highway Act (1956) 264
Reading Essays 266
Tips for Understanding Essays 266
SELECTION: Unhappy Meals 267
Reading Academic Journals 269
Tips for Understanding Academic Journals 269
Features of Academic Journal Articles 269
Tips for Previewing Journal Articles 270
SELECTION: Benchmarking the Service Quality of Fast-Food
Restaurant Franchises in the USA: A Longitudinal Study 270
SELECTION: Ray Kroc (1902-1984): Flipping over Efficiency 271
Reading Newspaper Articles 273
Tips for Understanding Newspaper Articles 273
SELECTION: U.S. to Revamp Nutrition Labels, Emphasizing Calorie Counts and Added Sugars 274
Understanding Novels 276
Tips for Reading Novels 277
SELECTION: Chapter 1 from The Kite Runner 279
Sum It Up! Searching Other Sources: Reading Across the Genres 280
Chapter 11Show What You Know: Become an Effective TEST-TAKER. . . 281Key Terms 282
Prepare for Exams 282
SELECTION: I Got My B.A. by Sheer Luck, or How Study Skills Saved the Student 283
Additional Ways to Prepare for an Exam 286
Understand Exam Formats 289
Objective Questions 289
Essay Questions 291
Reducing Test Anxiety 293
Sum It Up! Show What You Know: Become an Effective Test-Taker 296
Module: Readings about Stress 299
Get Acquainted with the Issue 299
Guided Reading: Taming the Stress Monster by Terri D'Arrigo 300
Before You Read 300
Prepare to Read 300
Check Out the Vocabulary 300
As You Read 301
Establish Your Purpose 301
Actively Process While You Read 301
After You Read 305
Review Important Points 305
Organize the Information 305
Integrate the Vocabulary 306
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 308
Self-Monitored Reading: The Aftermath of Disaster by Dale B. Hahn, Wayne A. Payne, and Ellen B. Lucas 308
Before You Read 308
Prepare to Read 309
Check Out the Vocabulary 309
As You Read 310
Establish Your Purpose 310
Actively Process While You Read 310
After You Read 311
Review Important Points 311
Organize the Information 313
Integrate the Vocabulary 314
Independent Reading: Job Stress from Introduction to Criminal Justice by Robert M. Bohm and Keith N. Haley 315
Before You Read 315
Prepare to Read 315
Check Out the Vocabulary 316
As You Read 317
Establish Your Purpose 317
Actively Process While You Read 317
After You Read 318
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Stress 322
Module: Readings about Body Language 323
Get Acquainted with the Issue 323
Guided Reading: Business Communication: How to Bridge the Gender Gap by Candy Tymson 324
Before You Read 324
Prepare to Read 324
Check Out the Vocabulary 325
As You Read 326
Establish Your Purpose 326
Actively Process While You Read 326
After You Read 328
Review Important Points 328
Organize the Information 329
Integrate the Vocabulary 329
Words with Multiple Meanings 330
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 331
Self-Monitored Reading: Body Language Speaks: Reading and Responding More Effectively to Hidden
Communication by Anne E. Beall 332
Before You Read 332
Prepare to Read 333
Check Out the Vocabulary 333
As You Read 334
Establish Your Purpose 334
Actively Process While You Read 334
After You Read 337
Review Important Points 337
Organize the Information 338
Integrate the Vocabulary 340
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 341
Independent Reading: Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life from Bridges Not Walls: A Book about Interpersonal
Communication by John Stewart 342
Before You Read 342
Prepare to Read 342
Check Out the Vocabulary 343
As You Read 343
Establish Your Purpose 343
Actively Process While You Read 343
After You Read 346
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:
Body Language 350
Module: Readings about the Environment 351
Get Acquainted with the Issue 351
Guided Reading: Earth Day: The History of a Movement by Earth Day Network (earthday.org) 352
Before You Read 352
Prepare to Read 352
Check Out the Vocabulary 352
As You Read 353
Establish Your Purpose 353
Actively Process While You Read 353
After You Read 356
Review Important Points 356
Organize the Information 357
Integrate the Vocabulary 357
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 359
Self-Monitored Reading: The Green Campus: How to Teach New Respect for the Environment? by Anne Underwood 359
Before You Read 359
Prepare to Read 360
Check Out the Vocabulary 360
Understanding Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Environmental Science 360
As You Read 362
Establish Your Purpose 362
Actively Process While You Read 362
After You Read 364
Review Important Points 364
Organize the Information 366
Integrate the Vocabulary 367
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 368
Independent Reading: What Is the State of Our Environment Today? from Environmental Science: A Global Concern by
William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham 368
Before You Read 368
Prepare to Read 369
Check Out the Vocabulary 369
As You Read 370
Establish Your Purpose 370
Actively Process While You Read 370
After You Read 372
Organize the Information 375
Integrate the Vocabulary: Using Context Clues 376
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 377
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:
Environmental Science 378
Module: Readings about the Job Market 379
Get Acquainted with the Issue 379
Guided Reading: They're So Vein: Tapping a Job Market by Gabe Oppenheim 380
Before You Read 380
Prepare to Read 380
Check Out the Vocabulary 380
As You Read 381
Establish Your Purpose 381
Actively Process While You Read 381
After You Read 384
Review Important Points 384
Organize the Information 384
Integrate the Vocabulary 384
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 386
Self-Monitored Reading: Women Missing Out on Lucrative
Careers in Computer Science by Mike Cassidy 386
Before You Read 386
Prepare to Read 387
Check Out the Vocabulary 387
As You Read 388
Establish Your Purpose 388
Actively Process While You Read 388
After You Read 391
Review Important Points 391
Organize the Information 393
Integrate the Vocabulary 393
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 394
Independent Reading: The Interview Process from Introduction to Business: How Companies Create Value for People by Gareth Jones 395
Before You Read 395
Prepare to Read 395
Check Out the Vocabulary 395
As You Read 396
Establish Your Purpose 396
Actively Process While You Read 396
After You Read 398
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: The Job Market 402
Module: Readings about Public Policy 403
Get Acquainted with the Issue 403
What Is Public Policy? 403
Guided Reading: For . . . Tormented Souls, Euthanasia-
Made-Easy Beckons by Naftali Bendavid 404
Before You Read 404
Prepare to Read 405
Check Out the Vocabulary 405
As You Read 406
Establish Your Purpose 406
Actively Process While You Read 406
After You Read 409
Review Important Points 409
Organize the Information 410
Integrate the Vocabulary 411
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 412
Self-Monitored Reading: Recovering Drug Addict . . . Now
Leads Fight Against Legalizing Marijuana by Rob Hotakainen 412
Before You Read 412
Prepare to Read 413
Check Out the Vocabulary 413
As You Read 414
Establish Your Purpose 414
Actively Process While You Read 414
After You Read 416
Review Important Points 416
Organize the Information 419
Integrate the Vocabulary 419
< p>Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 420Independent Reading: Civil Liberties: The Right to Privacy from American Democracy Now by Brigid Harrison, Jean Harris, and Michelle Deardoff 421
Before You Read 421
Prepare to Read 421
Check Out the Vocabulary 422
As You Read 422
Establish Your Purpose 422
Actively Process While You Read 422
Table of Contents xvii
After You Read 425
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:
Political Science 430
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Module: Readings about Food and Nutrition
Get Acquainted with the Issue
Guided Reading: A Plateful of Myths by Katherine Hobson
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Self-Monitored Reading: Gone Gluten-Free by Cathy Gulli
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Independent Reading: Eating Disorders from Connect Core Concepts in Health by Paul L. Insel and Walton T. Roth
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Food and Nutrition
Module: Readings about the Media
Get Acquainted with the Issue
Guided Reading: Beauty and Body Image in the Media by MediaSmarts
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Self-Monitored Reading: Avid Cellphone Use by College Kids Tied to Anxiety, Lower Grades by Barbara Bronson Gray
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Independent Reading: The Birth of Television from American History: A Survey by Alan Brinkley
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: The Media
Module: Readings about Social Networks
Get Acquainted with the Issue
Guided Reading: Online Social Networking Issues Within Academia . . . by Jeff Cain, Ed.D
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Self-Monitored Reading: Are Online Relationships Healthy for Young People? by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Review Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the Vocabulary
Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion
Independent Reading: Controlling Love: American Mate Selection from Social Problems for the Twenty-First Century by J. John Palen
Before You Read
Prepare to Read
Check Out the Vocabulary
As You Read
Establish Your Purpose
Actively Process While You Read
After You Read
Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Social Networks
Appendix: Application of Skills 431
Key Terms Glossary 466
Vocabulary Words Glossary 470
Credits 474
Index 478