美国国情:美国社会与文化(第3版)

Unit 1 Understanding American Society and Culture/ 1
Text A American Culture / 2
Text BFive Famous Symbols of American Culture / 8
Text C Moral Values in America / 11
Unit 2 The American Character (I) / 15
Text A The American Character / 16
Text B What Is an American / 19
Text C What Is Typically American / 21
Unit 3 The American Character (II) / 25
Text A Typical American Behaviors and Values / 26
Text B Go-Go Americans / 31
Text C Time Is Money / 34
Unit 4 Religion in the U.S. / 37
Text A Religion in the United States / 38
Text B Puritanism /44
Text C Community Hero: Millard and Linda Fuller / 46
Unit 5 The Mythical American West / 50
Text A The Impact of the American Frontier / 51
Text B Rugged Individuals /58
Unit 6 Education in the U.S. / 61
Text A Education in the U.S./ 62
Text B The First Day of Middle School / 69
Text C The Higher Learning in America: External Conditions / 71
Unit 7 Government and Politics in the U.S. / 77
Text A The Organization of the American Government / 78
Text B Why Not a Parliament / 84
Text C American Democracy / 86
Text D The Triumph of Technology / 87
Unit 8 The U.S.—A Nation of Nations / 91
Text A The U.S.—A Universal Nation / 92
Text B The History of Chinese Americans / 98
Text C African-American / 100
Unit 9 Love and Marriage in the U.S. / 104
Text A Marriage: American Style / 105
Text B Wedding Customs & Superstitions / 110
Text C Dating Patterns / 113
Unit 10 Family Life in the U.S. / 117
Text A American Family / 118
Text B Divorce / 123
Text C Decay of Family Relationships / 124
Unit 11 Holidays and Festivals in the U.S. / 129
Text A The Winter Holiday Season / 130
Text B American Vacations / 136
Text C American Holidays / 138
Unit 12 Sports in the U.S. / 142
Text A Sports in the U.S. / 143
Text B All-American Football / 149
Text C Air Jordan Walks Away / 150
Unit 13 The Charm of American Screens / 154
Text A Entertainment Media in the U.S. / 155
Text B Hollywood: How the American Movie Industry Was Born / 161
Text C American Soap Operas / 163
Text D Oprah Winfrey / 164
Unit 14 The Music of America / 169
Text A The Music of America / 170
Text B The King of Rock ’n’ Roll / 176
Text C Jazz / 178
Unit 15 American Literature / 182
Text A Overview of American Literature / 183
Text B Man Is Not Made for Defeat / 189
Text C The Tempest / 191
Text D How to Read Stories / 193
重点参考书目和网站/198