Портрет США в социокультурном измерении = US Sociocultural Profile

Содержание книги "Портрет США в социокультурном измерении"

Введение
CHAPTER 1
Specifics of American Social and Cultural Development Since the Nation’s Inception
CHAPTER 2
The Frontier and Its Role in Shaping the American Character
CHAPTER 3
The American Character and Its Basic Traits
CHAPTER 4
The Shaping of the American Nation
CHAPTER 5
Mythmaking: Tales, Myths, Legends. The Great American Dream
CHAPTER 6
The US Socioсultural Development After the Civil War
CHAPTER 7
The 20th Century — a Period of Socioсultural. Challenges and Transformation
CHAPTER 8
The Problem of Tradition in American Art and Culture
CHAPTER 9
American Mass Media and Their Interaction with Literature and Book Market
CHAPTER 10
American Mainstream Writers of the 20th century and Their World Legacy
THE READER
Text 1. American Cultural Regions: Different and Alike
Text 2. American National Identity and the Challenges Facing It
Text 3. American Perception of Political Correctness
Text 4. America’s Hereditary Aristocracy and Meritocracy
Text 5. Role of the City Within US Socioсultural Environment
Text 6. Nobel Prize Winners in American Literature