英美社会与文化

Volume 1 British Society and Culture

英国社会与文化

Prelude

Section 1 United Kingdom：Land and People

第一部分 英国国土与人民

Chapter 1 United Kingdom：Land and People

1.Confusing Names

2.Countries within a Country

3.Geographical Features

4.The Climate

5.The People in UK

6.Characteristics ofthe British

7.Famous Landmarks

Section 2 British History

第二部分 英国历史

Chapter 2 The Origins of the British Nation

1.Early Settlers

2.Roman Britain

3.The Anglo-Saxon Britain

4.The Viking and Danish Invasion

Chapter 3 The Shaping of the Nation

1.The Norman Conquest

2.The Rule ofLaw

3.The Birth ofParliament

4.The Hundred Years’War

5.WarS ofRoses

Chapter 4 Transition to Modern Era

1.The Tudor Monarchy

2.The English Renaissance

3.The Reformation ofthe Church

4.Elizabethan Age

5.English Revolution

6.The Commonwealth.

7.The Glorious Revolution of 1688

Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

1.The Agricultural Revolution

2.The Industrial Revolution

3.The Chartist Movement

4.The Rise ofthe British Empire

5.From Empire to Commonwealth

Section 3 British Political Institutions

第三部分 英国的政府与政治

Chapter 6 Government and Politics of UK

1.The Constitutional Monarchy

2.The Monarch

3.The House ofLords

4.Tlle House ofCommons

5.Parliamentary Government

Section 4 British SociaI and Cultural Lifo

第四部分 英国的社会与文化生活

Chapter 7 British SociaI Life

1.Family and Life

2.Social CUStoms and Etiquettes

3.Religions and Beliefs

4.British Economy

5.British Social Welfare

6.Justice and Law

Chapter 8 British Cultural Life

1.Education in Britain

2.Tlle British Public Media

3.British Leisure Activities

4.Holidays and Festivals

5.British Food and Drinks

Prelude

1.Images ofthe united states

2.Symbols ofthe United States

Volume 2 American Socieyt and Culture

美国社会与文化

Section 1 The United States：Land and People

第一部分 美国国土与人民

Chapter 1 United States：the Land

1.Location and Size

2.Geographical Features

3.State Regions

4.Natural Resources

5.The Climate

6.National Landmarks

Chapter 2 United States：The“Melting Pot”

1.Here They Come!

2.“A Nation ofNations”

3.Major Racial and Ethnic Groups

4.American National Characteristics

5.Basic American Values and Beliefs

Section 2 American History

第二部分 美国历史

Chapter 3 The Founding of a Nation

1.The Discovery

2.The Founding of 13 Colonies

3.The American Revolution

4.The Founding ofa Nation

5.Jeffersonian Democracy

6.The Second War with England

Chapter 4 “From Rags to Riches”

1.Westward Expansion

2.The Civil War

3.An Industrial Giant

4.The Progressive Movement

Chapter 5 America in the Twentieth Century

1.America during World War Ⅰ

2.“From Riches to Rags”

3.America during World War Ⅱ

4.Cold War and American Containment

5.From Camelot to Watergate

6.From New Right toward a New Millennium

Section 3 United States Political Institutions

第三部分 美国的政府与政治

Chapter 6 American Political and Government System

1.American Constitution

2.American Federal Govemment

3.Bipartisan Politics

4.Presidential Elections

Section 4 American Social and Cultural Life

第四部分 美国的社会与文化生活

Chapter 7 American SociaI Life

1.Family and Life

2.Social Securiy-A Built-in Stabilizer

3.“Free Market of Religion”

4.Justice and Law

5.Overview ofAmerican Economy

Chapter 8 American CulturaI Life

1.American Education-A System ofNo System

2.American Wav OfLife

3.American Manners and Courtesies in Social Life

4.Holidays and Festivals

5.Recreation

Timeline of Monarchs of Britain

Timeline of American Presidents

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本书是在作者为英语专业开设的英语社会与文化课程讲义的基础上编著而成的，以英国和美国社会、文化为纲，以专题形式，从多个维度系统概括和介绍英国和美国社会与文化的方方面面。写作过程中参考了该课程现有的多数教材，在编写体例及内容等方面融合了各家之所长。书中除系统介绍该课程传统的有关社会内容外，专辟英、美社会生活和文化生活，并针对中西文化差异，尽力介绍英、美文化中有别于中国文化的某些突出特点。除英国和美国的基本情况，如英国地理、人口和区域划分等，从"社会类"来讲，内容涉及两国的历史、政治制度、经济制度、教育制度、法律与司法机构、社会保障制度、家庭、社会问题等方面；就"文化类"而言，包括英美人的生活方式、宗教、民族特性、价值观念、大众媒体、娱乐、民俗等。 除系统介绍该课程的传统内容外，本书专辟英、美社会生活和文化生活。并着眼于中西文化差异，在有限的篇幅内尽力介绍与英美文化日常交往密切相关的言谈举止、待人接物、思维模式、饮食习惯、传统习俗规约等大众"交际文化"。