The active involvement of students in a study of the customs, traditions, and institutionalized ways society has organized to preserve economic stability is the goal of this consumer education teaching guide. Designed for the use of social studies teachers, units are devoted to the studies of: (1) the economic system; (2) income procurement; (3) consumer behavior determinants; (4) consumer alternatives; (5) roles, rights, and responsibilities; and (6) community resources. For each unit, specific teaching topics, objectives, student activities, and resource materials are suggested. (CP)