
| 本书按专题分十二章,通过美国历史发展的脉络,介绍美国社会和文化的不同层面,有助于读者在学习英语的同时,获得对美国社会全景式的认知,从而更好地了解美国这个文化多元的国家。 |
| Unit1 Introduction to the Course SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings 1.Are You an "Average"Person? 2.Core Values in American Society 3.Traditional American Values and Beliefs 4.People and Culture:Diversity and Convergence Unit2 The Geography of the United States SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings 1.American Regionalism 2.Spirit of the Frontier Unit3 A Sketch of American History SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings 1.The Declaration of Independence 2.The Emancipation Proclamation 3.The Ambiguous American 4.First Inaugural Address of Franklin D.Roosevelt Unit4 Religion in the United States SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings 1.The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 2.Creationism versus Evolution 3.Black Churches Unit5 Education in America SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings 1.Horace Mann 2.Morrill Act 3.A Brief History of The Scholastic Aptitude Test 4.Education and Inequality 5.Functional Illiteracy 6.Has the Time Come for Year-Round Attendance? Unit6 Science,Technology and the American Society SectionI Introdction SectionII Text SectionIII Vocabulary SectionIV Notes SectionV Exercises SectionVI Supplementary Readings …… Unit7 Mass Media in America Unit8 The American Economy and Work Unit9 Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Unit10 The American Family Unit11 The American Political System Unit12 American Foreign Policy Comprehensive Tests & Answers Appendixes References |
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