美國社會文化

《美國社會文化》旨在為中國的英語學習者和美國文化愛好者提供一幅以美國文化理念和價值觀為主線、以美國人民族特性和行為方式為內容、以美國社會結構和地區特色為襯托的“美國社會文化全景圖。眾所周知，語言的背後是文化，文化的背後是良知，良知的背後是人性。因此，無論是從現實主義或者實用主義，還是從道德良知或者人文精神的角度來説，知曉和領悟美國文化不僅有助於我們對英語的切實掌握和靈活運用，而且有助於我們人文素養的提升和思想情操的修煉。 ^[1] 

Chapter One Out of the Past

Learning Objectives

1.1 The Birth of a New Nation

1.2 The Growth of the New Republic

1.3 The Civil War and the Reconstruction

1.4 Growth and Transformation

1.5 The Progressive Thrust

1.6 War, Prosperity, and Depression

1.7 World War II and Its Impact

1.8 Decades of Change: 1960--1980

1.9 America at the Turn of the Century

Summary

Essay Questions

Chapter Two The American Identity

Learning Objectives

2.1 The Anglo-Saxons

2.2 White Ethnic Americans

2.3 African Americans

2.4 Latinos/Hispanics

2.5 Asian Americans

2.6 Native Americans

Summary

Essay Questions

Chapter Three Religion in America

Learning Objectives

3.1 Religion in America: A Brief History

3.2 "In God We Trust"

3.3 Church, State and Politics

3.4 Popular Religion

3.5 Civil Religion and Beyond

Summary

Essay Questions

Chapter Four American Beliefs

Learning Objectives

4.1 Primary Beliefs of American Culture

4.2 Immigrant Beliefs

4.3 Frontier Beliefs

4.4 Religious and Moral Beliefs

4.5 Social Beliefs

4.6 Political Beliefs

4.7 Beliefs on Human Nature

Summary

Essay Questions

Chapter Five American Values and Assumptions

Chapter Six Cultural Regions in America

Chapter Seven Education in America

Chapter Eight The American Family

Chapter Nine Mass Media

Chapter Ten Popular Culture

Chapter Eleven Capitalist Economy and Business

Chapter Twelve Social Services

Chapter Thirteen Law and Legal System

Chapter Fourteen American Women

Chapter Fifteen Who Is an American?

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