美国社会与文化

　　《美国社会与文化》针对非英语专业本科生编写，不仅介绍了美国的地理环境、民族特点、种族关系、历史发展、政治制度、宗教信仰、教育制度、生活习惯、饮食娱乐、节日民俗、新闻媒介、美国文学等，还在每个单元后设计了若干培养学生思辨能力的讨论题目。后续还将编写《英国社会与文化》等，形成系列教材。本书由李冰雯主编。

　　《美国社会与文化》是为了帮助大学生掌握美国社会与文化的基础知识，拓展大学生人文知识的深度和广度，促进学生综合素质的提高而编写的。更重要的是为了激发和增强其英语语言学习的兴趣，提高英语水平。《美国社会与文化》介绍了美国的地理环境、民族特点、种族关系、历史发展、政治制度、宗教信仰，教育制度，生活习惯，饮食娱乐，节日民俗，新闻媒介，文学艺术等，适合非英语专业本科生阅读。本书由李冰雯主编。

Chapter 1 Panoramic View
　1.1 Overview
　1.2 Geography of the United States
　1.3 Climate & Environment
　1.4 American Dream
Chapter 2 A Nation of Immigration
　2.1 The Colonial Period
　2.2 The Old Immigration
　2.3 New Immigration
　2.4 Most Recent Immigration
　2.5 Contemporary immigration
Chapter 3 Ethnic Groups in the United States
　3.1 White Americans
　3.2 Black Americans
　3.3 Asian Americans
　3.4 Native Americans and Alaska Natives
　3.5 Hispanic and Latino Americans
Chapter 4 History of the United States
　4.1 Colonial Period
　4.2 Formation of the United States of America
　4.3 Civil War Era
　4.4 Two World Wars
　4.5 The Cold War Era
　4.6 The World Superpower
Chapter 5 Politics of the United States
　5.1 Federal, State and Local Governments
　5.2 Political Culture
　5.3 Political Parties and Elections
　5.4 Law of the United States
Chapter 6 Religion in the United States
　6.1 Christianity
　6.2 Other Religions
　6.3 Religion and Politics
Chapter 7 Education in the United States
　7.1 Elementary and Secondary Education
　7.2 College and University
　7.3 Contemporary Education Issues
Chapter 8 Society and Customs
　8.1 Social Class and Race
　8.2 American Social Life
　8.3 National Holidays
　8.4 Food and Sport Cultures
Chapter 9 Media of the United States
　9.1 Radio
　9.2 Newspapers and Magazines
　9.3 Television in the United States
　9.4 Cinema of the United States
Chapter 10 American Literature
　10.1 Colonial Literature
　10.2 American Poetry
　10.3 Realism Post-World War Ⅱ
　10.4 Contemporary American Literature
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