美國文化（簡體書）

本書以美國的傳統核心價值觀為主線，涵蓋美國的主義與問題兩大方面的內容。前幾個章節為美國的主義，如清教主義、個人主義等，這些主義為美國社會與文化的基礎，後幾個章節挖掘美國社會的幾大問題。因此，教材的安排為先基礎，後細節：先對社會與文化有較為全面的瞭解，再具體、深入地思索其主要的社會問題。
參考答案請在ftp://ftp.tup.tsinghua.edu.cn/上下載。

UNIT 1 Protestantism ..............................................1

Part I Background Knowledge ..................................... 1

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ................................. 4

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 14

UNIT 2 Individualism ............................................. 19

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 19

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 22

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 31

UNIT 3 Egalitarianism ............................................ 38

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 38

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 43

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 49

UNIT 4 Materialism ............................................... 52

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 52

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 55

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 62

UNIT 5 Exceptionalism ........................................... 66

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 66

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 68

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 74

UNIT 6 Racial Problems ......................................... 78

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 78

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 84

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 90

CONTENTS

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美國文化

AMERICAN CULTURE

UNIT 7 Gun Problems ............................................ 93

Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 93

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 96

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)..... 102

UNIT 8 LGBT Issues .............................................105

Part I Background Knowledge ................................ 105

Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................. 110

Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)..... 117

Appendix I List of Famous American Presidents ................................. 120

Appendix II List of Important Historical Events in American History (in

Chronological Order) ......................................................... 127