美国文化课件11. American history.ppt

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1、ChaptertwoAmericanHistoryWhatisAmerican?AmixtureofnationalityMeltingpotSaladbowlMosaicAmericanculture美国主流文化的形成1.ThemaincontentofAmericancultureistheemphasisonindividuals'value,thepursuitofdemocracyandfreedom,thepromotionofdeploitation(开拓,经营)andcompetitionandthenee

2、dofpracticality.Itscoreisindividualism:selffirst,personalneedfirst,pursuitofindividualbenefitandenjoyment,emphasisonachievingindividualvaluebyself-striveandself-design.2.Americancitizensemphasizeonachievementsandrespectheroes.Theyhavegreatsenseintheirheartstoprais

3、esuccessandheroes.PersonalachievementsareoneofthosewiththehighestvalueinAmericanmind.Americanshaveverystrongsensesofsuccess.Theybelievethatone'spersonalvalueisequivalenttohisachievementsinhiscareer.Somehighachieversintheircareersuchasentrepreneurs,scientists,artis

4、tsandallkindsofsuperstartsbecamemodernheroes.Theprocessandresultofhowtheystrivedhavebecometheframeofreferenceofsocialculturevalueandthereallifetextbookforparentstoeducatetheirchildren.3.Americansocietyhasgreatmovementswithinitself.Thesemovementsareshownintwoaspect

5、s:movementsamongstlocationsandmovementsinsidethesociety.TheUnitedStatesarerelativelymoreopenandhavemorefreedom.DevelopedtransportandthetraditionofadventuremakesalotofAmericanmigratefromcountrysidetocities,fromdowntowntouptown;andfromnorthtothesouthernsunnyland,fro

6、monecitytoanother.UnlikeEuropeancountries,thesocialclassesinAmericaisnotsostable.Furthermore,withtheadvocatesofpubliceducation,movementsupwardsalongthesocialladderhavebecomepossible.Manypeoplelivinginthestates,nomatterwhethertheyareNativeAmericanorimmigrantsfromov

7、erseas,havethesamedreamofchangingtheirsocialclassandmaketheirlifetimedreamcometruethroughtheirownefforts.Thisiswhattheyoftencalled"Americandream".SectionOne:TheThirteenEnglish-AmericanColoniesI.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolony:JamestowninVirginia.II.Thesecondcolony

8、:PlymouthinMassachusetts.Understandthepuritans(thePilgrimFathers)whotooktheshipMayflowerin1620toAmerica.SectionTwoTheWarofIndependenceI.Conflictsleading