Academic Listening Encounters: Life in Society develops students listening and note taking skills using authentic interviews and classroom lectures. The Class Audio CDs contain the same listening material as for the Student's Book. The material includes warm-up listening exercises, informal interviews, and academic lectures. The listening program is also available on Audio Cassettes.

Table of Contents

Unit 1. Belonging to a Group: 1. Marriage, family, and the home; 2. The power of the group; Unit 2. Gender and Sexuality: 3. Growing up male or female; 4. Gender issues today; Unit 3. Media and Society: 5. Mass media today; 6. The influence of the media; Unit 4. Breaking the Rules: 7. Crime and criminals; 8. Controlling crime; Unit 5. Changing Societies: 9. Cultural variation and change; 10. Global issues