American Civilization

by Mauk, David; Oakland, John

• ISBN13: 9780415268684
• ISBN10: 0415268680
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Fully revised and updated, this third edition includes more on local government, the state and political system, mass media and the internet, women, Latino and African Americans, a chronology and new illustrations.

Table of Contents

List of plates	xi
List of figures	xiii
List of tables	xiv
Preface and acknowledgements	xv
Chronology of significant dates in American history	xvi
Introduction	1	(9)
Exercises	10	(1)
Further reading	10	(1)
Websites	11	(2)
The country	13	(30)
Physical features and natural resources	14	(8)
Climate	22	(2)
The regions: cultural geography	24	(1)
Native-American cultural regions	24	(5)
Cultural regions in the contemporary US	29	(9)
Changing public attitudes: Where do we go from here?	38	(2)
Exercises	40	(1)
Further reading	40	(1)
Websites	41	(2)
The people: settlement and immigration	43	(24)
Mother of exiles	44	(2)
Early encounters between Europeans and Native Americans	46	(1)
The founders	47	(3)
The first wave: colonial immigration, 1680-1776	50	(1)
The second wave: the old immigrants, 1820-1890	51	(3)
The third wave: new immigrants and immigration restriction, 1890-1930	54	(3)
Wartime policies: displaced persons and refugees	57	(2)
The fourth wave: 1965 to the present	59	(1)
Changing attitudes to immigration and policymaking	60	(3)
Patterns of internal migration in the American mosaic	63	(2)
Exercises	65	(1)
Further reading	66	(1)
Websites	66	(1)
The people: women and minorities	67	(32)
The reason for American women's and minority history	68	(1)
Women in America	68	(6)
Native Americans	74	(9)
African Americans	83	(5)
Asian Americans	88	(4)
Latinos	92	(2)
Attitudes to Latino America: the nation's largest immigrant subculture	94	(1)
Exercises	95	(1)
Further reading	96	(1)
Websites	97	(2)
Political institutions	99	(34)
Historical origins	100	(3)
The constitutional framework	103	(4)
The political parties	107	(4)
The legislative branch	111	(7)
The executive branch	118	(8)
The judicial branch	126	(3)
Attitudes to branches of the federal government	129	(1)
Exercises	130	(1)
Further reading	131	(1)
Websites	131	(2)
State and local government	133	(18)
The place of state government in American federalism	134	(3)
The evolution of state government	137	(2)
The structure of state government	139	(5)
Local government	144	(5)
Exercises	149	(1)
Further reading	149	(1)
Websites	150	(1)
Foreign policy	151	(22)
A nation apart: American attitudes to world affairs	152	(3)
Major periods and trends in US foreign policy	155	(13)
The foreign policy establishment debate	168	(3)
Exercises	171	(1)
Further reading	172	(1)
Websites	172	(1)
The legal system	173	(24)
Legal history	175	(3)
Civil law and criminal law	178	(1)
The sources of US law	179	(1)
The court system	179	(4)
Federal and state court proceedings	183	(2)
The legal profession	185	(3)
Crime and punishment	188	(5)
Attitudes to the legal system	193	(1)
Exercises	194	(1)
Further reading	194	(1)
Websites	195	(2)
The economy	197	(24)
Economic history	198	(4)
American economic liberalism: theory and practice	202	(2)
Social class and economic inequality	204	(1)
The contemporary economy	205	(4)
Industry and manufacturing	209	(1)
Service industries	209	(2)
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	211	(1)
Financial and industrial institutions	212	(6)
Attitudes to the economic system	218	(2)
Exercises	220	(1)
Further reading	220	(1)
Websites	220	(1)
Social services	221	(24)
Social services history	223	(4)
The organization of contemporary social services	227	(1)
Public social services	228	(3)
The needy and the poverty line	231	(1)
Voluntary services	232	(2)
Health care	234	(4)
Housing	238	(2)
Attitudes to social services	240	(2)
Exercises	242	(1)
Further reading	243	(1)
Websites	243	(2)
Education	245	(24)
American attitudes to education: high expectations	246	(1)
American educational history	247	(7)
Elementary and secondary schools	254	(7)
Higher education	261	(4)
Recent problems and policy debates	265	(2)
Exercises	267	(1)
Further reading	268	(1)
Websites	268	(1)
The media	269	(22)
Media history	271	(3)
Freedom of the media	274	(1)
The contemporary print media	275	(5)
The contemporary broadcasting media	280	(6)
Attitudes to the media	286	(2)
Exercises	288	(1)
Further reading	288	(1)
Websites	289	(2)
Religion	291	(22)
Religious history	292	(10)
Contemporary US religion	302	(3)
Church, state and politics	305	(2)
Religion and education	307	(1)
Attitudes to religion	308	(2)
Exercises	310	(1)
Further reading	310	(1)
Websites	311	(2)
The arts, sports and leisure	313	(46)
The arts	316	(8)
Sports	324	(5)
Leisure	329	(3)
Exercises	332	(1)
Further reading	333	(1)
Websites	333	(2)
Appendix
Declaration of Independence in Congress, 4 July 1776	335	(3)
The Constitution of the United States of America and and Amendments	338	(21)
Index	359