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CHAPTEROne Out of the Past2

Learning Objectives2

1.1 The Birth of a New Nation3

1.2 The Growth of the New Republic8

1.3 The Civil War and the Reconstruction16

1.4 Growth and Transformation22

1.5 The Progressive Thrust28

1.6 War，Prosperity，and Depression33

1.7 World War II and Its Impact39

1.8 Decades of Change：1960—198045

1.9 America at the Turn of the Century51

Summary58

Essay Questions58

CHAPTERTwo The American Identity62

Learning Objectives62

2.1 The Anglo-Saxons62

2.2 White Ethnic Americans64

2.3 African Americans66

2.4 Latinos/Hispanics68

2.5 Asian Americans70

2.6 Native Americans72

Summary74

Essay Questions75

CHAPTERThree Religion in America78

Learning Objectives78

3.1 Religion in America：A Brief History78

3.2 “In God We Trust”80

3.3 Church，State and Politics82

3.4 Popular Religion85

3.5 Civil Religion and Beyond86

Summary88

Essay Questions89

CHAPTERFour American Beliefs92

Learning Objectives92

4.1 Primary Beliefs of American Culture92

4.2 Immigrant Beliefs94

4.3 Frontier Beliefs95

4.4 Religious and Moral Beliefs97

4.5 Social Beliefs100

4.6 Political Beliefs102

4.7 Beliefs on Human Nature105

Summary107

Essay Questions108

CHAPTERFive American Values and Assumptions110

Learning Objectives110

5.1 Individualism and Privacy111

5.2 Equality112

5.3 Informality114

5.4 Achievement，Action，Work，and Materialism115

5.5 Directness and Assertiveness117

5.6 Cooperation and“Fair Play”119

Summary120

Essay Questions121

CHAPTERSix Cultural Regions in America124

Learning Objectives124

6.1 New England124

6.2 The South126

6.3 The Midland129

6.4 The Midwest131

6.5 The Far West133

Summary136

Essay Questions137

CHAPTERSeven Education in America140

Learning Objectives140

7.1 Initial Efforts in Promoting Education140

7.2 Education as Philanthropy143

7.3 The Birth of Public Schools144

7.4 The Emergence of the Academies146

7.5 Colleges：Private and Public148

7.6 The Arrival of the University150

7.7 Progressivism in Education152

Summary154

Essay Questions155

CHAPTEREight The American Family158

Learning Objectives158

8.1 European Origins of the American Family159

8.2 Separate Spheres and the Birth of the Modern American Family160

8.3 Private Lives and Paradoxes of Perfection163

8.4 The Contemporary American Family165

8.5 Upper，Middle，and Working-Class Families168

Summary171

Essay Questions172

CHAPTERNine Mass Media174

Learning Objectives174

9.1 Books174

9.2 Newspapers177

9.3 Magazines179

9.4 Films182

9.5 Radio and Sound Recording185

9.6 Television189

9.7 The Internet and the World Wide Web192

Summary195

Essay Questions196

CHAPTERTen Popular Culture200

Learning Objectives200

10.1 Comic Art200

10.2 Advertising204

10.3 Automobile Culture207

10.4 Dance210

10.5 Music213

10.6 Sports216

Summary219

Essay Questions220

CHAPTEREleven Capitalist Economy and Business Civilization Learning Objectives224

11.1 American Capitalism225

11.2 The Cult of the Businessman228

11.3 The Corporate Empire231

11.4 Business and Its Satellites234

11.5 Capital and Labor238

Summary241

Essay Questions242

CHAPTERTwelve Social Services246

Learning Objectives246

12.1 American Values in Social Welfare247

12.2 Social Services：A Brief History250

12.3 Public Social Services252

12.4 Health Care Services255

12.5 Housing258

Summary260

Essay Questions261

CHAPTERThirteen Law and Legal System264

Learning Objectives264

13.1 The Sources of the Law265

13.2 The Federal Judicial System267

13.3 The State Judicial System269

13.4 The Criminal Court Process271

13.5 The Civil Court Process275

Summary279

Essay Questions279

CHAPTERFourteen American Women282

Learning Objectives282

14.1 Founding Mothers282

14.2 Women in the New Republic285

14.3 Women’s Rights Movement287

14.4 The Cult of Domesticity and New Women289

14.5 Housewifery and Domesticity291

14.6 A New Wave of Feminism293

14.7 Gains and Uncertainties296

Summary298

Essay Questions299

CHAPTERFifteen Who Is an American？302

Learning Objectives302

15.1 The Puritan Thesis303

15.2 The Frontier Thesis305

15.3 The Melting-Pot Thesis307

15.4 The Salad Bowl Thesis310

15.5 Multiculturalism313

Summary315

Essay Questions316

Bibliography317