Contemporary American Culture and Society

Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
Section A:Exposition Texts
A1.Geography
A2.The Formation of the Union
A3.Population Trends
A4.Economy
A5.Class
American City:New York City
Section B:Exploitation Activities
B1.Pair work
B2.Individual work
B3.Research projects
B4.Ask Americans
Section C:Extension Tasks
Feature:Traditional American Values
Further Reading
Useful Websites
Supplementary Reading:
People and Culture:Diversity and Convergence
Glossary
Chapter Ⅱ The Constitution and the Government System
Section A:Exposition Texts
A1.The Articles of Confederation
A2.The Constitution
A3.The Selling of the Constitution
A4.The Structure of the Federal Government
A5.The Federal System
A6.Bureaucracied
American City:Washington D.C.
Section B:Exploitation Activities
B1.Individual work
B2.Pair work
B3.Group work
B4.Research project
Section C:Extension Tasks
C1.Feature:James Madison and the Federalist Papers
C2.Four Basic Principles of the Constitution
C3.The Grid-Order Upon the Land
Further Reading
Useful Websites
Supplementary Reading:
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Chapter Ⅲ The Amendments
Chapter Ⅳ Education
Chapter Ⅴ Immigration and Ethnictity
Chapter Ⅵ Family and Personal Relationships
Chapter Ⅶ Domestic Economy
Chapter Ⅷ Social Welfare
Chapter Ⅸ Political Parties and Interest Groups
Chapter Ⅹ Work
Chapter Ⅺ The Print Media
Chapter Ⅻ The Electonic Media
Chapter ⅩⅢ Leisure and Recreation
Chapter ⅩⅣ Tourism and Holidays
Chapter ⅩⅤ Justice and the Law
Chapter ⅩⅥ Crime and the Police
Chapter ⅩⅦ America and the World
Chapter ⅩⅧ Belief and Religion
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