American Civilization
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The eighth edition of the hugely successful American Civilization offers students the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment to government and politics, religion, education, sports, media and the arts. Fully and comprehensively updated throughout with regard to events, processes, attitudes and major figures in society, culture and politics in the United States, this new edition brings the book up to date through: coverage of recent events including the 2020 US election and 2021 presidential inauguration; revised chapters on geography, women and minorities, and the media that incorporate more information on such themes as environmental legislation, the LGBTQ+ community, social media and people, all key themes in the study of American culture and society; the introduction of "topical studies" that connect small case studies to apposite illustrations to highlight key subjects within the field; and the inclusion of more discussion questions that require analysis and the use of evidence to substantiate argumentation to enable students to develop their own essay responses to typical questions that they may be asked.
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- Taylor & Francis
- 9781000430936
- 9780367620943
- ePub
- 8
- David Mauk; Alf Tomas T√łnnessen; John Oakland
- English
- 2021-08-24
- 100
- 2
- 2
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Plates
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Chronology of significant dates in American history
- 1 The American context
- Ethnic culture
- Religious culture
- Political-legal culture
- Economic culture
- Media culture
- Arts, sports and leisure cultures
- National identity
- Social and institutional change
- American attitudes to US society
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 2 The country
- Political ecology
- Natural resources, economic development and environmental concerns
- Climate
- The regions: cultural geography
- Native American cultural regions
- Cultural regions in the contemporary US
- Changing public attitudes: where do we go from here?
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 3 The people: Settlement and immigration
- Mother of exiles
- Early encounters between Europeans and Native Americans
- The founders
- The first wave: colonial immigration, 1680–1776
- The second wave: the “old” immigrants, 1820–90
- Settlement patterns and nativism
- The third wave: the “new” immigrants, 1890–1930
- A renewed immigration debate and immigration restriction
- Wartime policies and the search for principle in immigration policy
- The fourth wave: 1965 to the present
- Attitudes to immigrants: the contemporary debate
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 4 The people: Women and minorities
- The reason for American women’s and minority history
- Women in the US
- Native Americans
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans
- African Americans
- Asian Americans
- Latino Americans
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 5 Religious culture
- Religious history
- Contemporary US religion
- Church, state and politics
- Religion and education
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 6 Political institutions: The federal government
- Historical origins
- The constitutional framework
- The political parties
- The legislative branch
- The executive branch
- Presidential elections
- Campaign financing
- Reform the system?
- The judicial branch
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 7 Political institutions: State and local government
- The place of state government in American federalism
- The evolution of state government and federalism in the US
- The structure of state government
- Local government
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 8 Foreign policy
- A nation apart? American attitudes to world affairs
- From neutrality to isolationism, 1776–1830
- From expansionism to imperialism, 1783–1914
- Isolationism and internationalism, 1914–45
- The Cold War era, 1946–92
- The sole superpower in the post–Cold War era and beyond
- The foreign policy establishment debate
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 9 The legal system
- Legal history
- The sources of US law
- The court system
- Federal and state court proceedings
- The legal profession
- Crime and punishment
- Attitudes to the legal system
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 10 The economy
- Economic history
- American economic liberalism: theory and practice
- Social class and economic inequality
- The contemporary economy
- Industry, manufacturing and energy
- Service industries
- Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
- Environmental issues
- Financial and industrial institutions
- Attitudes to the economic system
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 11 Social services
- Social services history
- The organization of contemporary social services
- Public social services
- The needy and the poverty line
- Voluntary services
- Healthcare
- Housing
- Attitudes to social services
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 12 Education
- American attitudes to education: high expectations
- American educational history
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Private elementary and secondary schools
- Higher education
- Recent problems and policy debates
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 13 The media
- Media history
- Freedom of the media
- The contemporary print media
- The contemporary broadcasting media
- The Internet and new media sources
- Attitudes to the media
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- 14 Arts, sports and leisure cultures
- The arts
- Sports
- Leisure
- Exercises
- Further reading
- Websites
- Appendices
- Declaration of Independence in Congress, July 4, 1776
- Constitution of the United States of America and amendments
- Index