英美社會與文化

每一卷包括四大板塊，分別為該國國土與人民、歷史、政治體制、社會與文化生活。每一部分設有“內容導讀”，每章由“要點聚焦”、“章節內容”、“思考探究”、“課外鏈接”以及部分知識點腳註組成。編寫過程中著力體現以下原則和特點：①社會知識與文化知識相結合，交際文化與知識文化並重；②教學與自學並重，著力培養學生的自學能力和信息檢索等能力；③學習和探究相結合；④脈絡明晰、易於知識整合；⑤貼近現實生活。

《英美社會與文化》主要用於英語專業本科教學，同時可用於英語專業專科和自學考試、非英語專業研究生英語社會與文化教學。

Volume 1 British Society and Culture

英國社會與文化

Prelude

Section 1 United Kingdom：Land and People

第一部分 英國國土與人民

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 英國歷史

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 英國的政府與政治

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 英國的社會與文化生活

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

美國社會與文化

Section 1 The United States：Land and People

第一部分 美國國土與人民

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 美國歷史

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 美國的政府與政治

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 美國的社會與文化生活

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

Bibliography