The American Ways

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The fimmcftb AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN CULTURE Second Edition MARYANNE KEARNY DATESMAN ¦:¦ JOANN CRANDALL ¦> EDWARD N. KEARNY The Frontier Heritage.. .The World of Business.. .Government and Politics...Education in the United States...The American Family...American Values at the Crossroads This popular cultural reader focuses on the traditional mainstream values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effect of these values on American life. Chapters on religion, business, government, race relations, education, recreation, and the family are accompanied by exercises that encourage students to think about their own values and behavior patterns and compare these with what they are learning about or experiencing in America. Cross-cultural activities include ideas for smallgroup and class discussions and rangé from vocabulary practice to debate topics and comprehension checks. This second edition maintains the organization of the first... Tovább

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The fimmcftb AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN CULTURE Second Edition MARYANNE KEARNY DATESMAN ¦:¦ JOANN CRANDALL ¦> EDWARD N. KEARNY The Frontier Heritage.. .The World of Business.. .Government and Politics...Education in the United States...The American Family...American Values at the Crossroads This popular cultural reader focuses on the traditional mainstream values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effect of these values on American life. Chapters on religion, business, government, race relations, education, recreation, and the family are accompanied by exercises that encourage students to think about their own values and behavior patterns and compare these with what they are learning about or experiencing in America. Cross-cultural activities include ideas for smallgroup and class discussions and rangé from vocabulary practice to debate topics and comprehension checks. This second edition maintains the organization of the first edition. The first several chapters show how basic beliefs developed into a value system embraced by most Americans, and the remaining chapters explore the impact of these values on American life. New to this edition is: L material on multiculturalism and insights into how the increasingly diverse population of the United States makes it difficult to pinpoint and describe just one American culture. information about non-traditional American families and changing lifestyles. a list of recommended movies that expand ideas and themes in each chapter. Alsó available: Teacher's Resource Manual 0-13-342023-X Vissza