内容简介
《美国社会：过去与现在》是四川外国语学院英语学院大三学生限选课的教材，课程题目是美国的社会与文化，内容涵盖了美国社会与文化的基本要素，包括种族、宗教、政治、外交、女权运动、家庭等，并结合青年学生的兴趣，增加了大量的大众通俗文化信息如体育、音乐、媒体等。该书的作者都是有着丰富的授课经验的高校教师，并经外教校对，语言地道，具有较好的可读性与实用性。本教材是四川外语学院重点建设课程项目，获四川外语学院教材立项三等奖。，适合做高校英语专业学生的文化知识课程教材，对于学生学习掌握美国的社会文化状况，进一步深造出国留学，以及进行跨文化交流奠定了基础。
目录
chapter 1 Introduction: History of America ..........................................................................................1
chapter 2 America: Locations, Symbols,and Heritage ........................................................................13
chapter 3 U.S. Immigration and Ethnic Groups ..................................................................................29
chapter 4 American Values .................................................................................................................49
chapter 5 American Families ..............................................................................................................68
chapter 6 American Women ................................................................................................................83
chapter 7 Religion in America ..........................................................................................................107
chapter 8 Education in the United States ..........................................................................................120
chapter 9 The U. S. Economy ...........................................................................................................143
chapter 10 American Government & Politics ...................................................................................165
chapter 11 Social Welfare in the United States .................................................................................194
chapter 12 United States Foreign Policy ...........................................................................................214
chapter 13 Crime in America ............................................................................................................237
chapter 14 Leisure in America ..........................................................................................................256
chapter 15 American Sports ..............................................................................................................272
chapter 16 Music in America ............................................................................................................285
chapter 17 Mass Media in America ..................................................................................................307
