Living in the USA:
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Yarmouth, ME <<[u.a.]>>
Intercultural Press
2005
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| Ausgabe: | 6. ed. |
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| Beschreibung: | XX, 243 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1931930198 9781931930192 |
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Original Preface Introduction xiii xv xvii PART I: AMERICAN INTANGIBLES 1 Chapter 1, First Impressions 3 Pace People Size Climate Chapter 2. Dominant U.S. American Values Egalitarianism Directness Silence Public and Private Selves Social Distance and Touching Americans in Motion Controlling Nature Personal Progress and Changing Jobs Materialism Parochialism Chapter 3. American Cocultures Ethnic Differences African Americans Latino Americans Asian Americans Native Americans 4 5 6 7 9 11 17 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 25 27 28 30 31 33 34
viii Table of Contents Other Groups Class PART II: AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS 35 38 43 Chapter 4. American Social Life Friendships Parties Invitations Announcements When to Arrive and Leave Drinking Alcohol Dinner in a Home Relationships between Men and Women 45 45 47 48 49 50 51 53 55 Chapter 5. American Civic Life The American Political System Majority-Minority Politics The American Way of Giving Volunteerism 61 61 63 64 65 Chapter 6. American Religious Life 67 Chapter 7. American Family Life What’s in a Name? Gay and Lesbian Families Single Parents and “Blended” Families Americans and Their Pets 71 73 73 74 75 Chapter 8. American Business Life Labor Unions Women in the Working World Job Sharing and Part-Time Work Attitudes toward Foreign Investments in the U.S. Risk Takers and Experimenters Time Letting Emotions Show Directness and Confrontation Competition and Decision Making 77 78 79 79 80 81 82 84 85 86
Table of Contents ix Negotiating 87 Tax Compliance and Corporate Fraud 88 Life in the Office Sexual Harassment 88 93 PART III: GETTING HERE AND GETTING SETTLED Chapter 9. Getting Here Immigration and Customs Dependents Shipping Your Belongings Clothes You Will Need Chapter 10. Money and Banking Coins and Bills Banks Taking Care with Cash and Valuables Sending Money Abroad Charge Accounts and Credit Cards Tipping Chapter 11. Medical Care Before You Leave Home Obtaining Medical Care Medical Emergencies Health Insurance Chapter 12. Safety and Emergencies 95 97 97 101 102 103 105 105 107 108 108 109 110 115 115 116 117 118 121 Safety on the Streets Safety and Unescorted Women Security at Home 121 122 123 Fire and Other Emergencies Liability and Homeowners’ or Renters’ Insurance 123 124 Chapter 13. Food and Food Customs Hotels Restaurants Quick and Cheap Bars and Pubs 127 127 128 128 129
X Table of Contents Hours of Meals American Food Habits 130 131 The Language of Food Smoking Obesity Health Food 132 134 134 136 Chapter 14. Staying in Touch with People Postal Service Packages Telephones Telegrams and Cables E-Mail and Internet Access 137 137 139 139 143 143 Chapter 15. Transportation On Foot By Bus By Subway (or Metro) By Taxi By Car 147 147 148 149 150 151 PART IV: FOR THOSE WHO STAY LONGER 163 Chapter 16. Housing How to Begin Looking Renting a House or Apartment Buying a House Moving In 165 165 167 170 172 Chapter 17. Shopping: Getting the Most for Your Money Food Returning Merchandise Warranties Repairs Telephone Sales Installment Plans Comparison Shopping and Reduced Prices 175 176 178 178 179 179 180 180
Table of Contents Buying Secondhand Internet, Catalogue, and TV Sales Chapter 18. Household Help and Care of Young Children Household Cleaning or Party Help Childcare Taxes on Household Employees Chapter 19. Educating Your Children The School Year Nursery Schools and Preschools Public Schools Private and Parochial Schools Relationships between Parents and School After-School or Extracurricular Activities Higher Education Summer Camps and Jobs xi 182 183 185 185 187 189 191 192 193 194 196 197 198 199 201 Chapter 20. Raising Teenagers 203 Chapter 21. Finding Friends and Having Fun 211 The Land of Leisure Time? Volunteering Organizations and Interest Groups Classes and Lectures Museums The Performing Arts Sports Watching Americans at Work Chapter 22. Twenty-First-Century Issues The Effect of September 11,2001 The Impact of the War in Iraq The Rise of Religious Fundamentalism Segregation, Polarization, and “Pernicious” Dualism Globalization and Corporate Power Health Care and Retirement 211 212 213 214 215 216 216 219 221 221 222 223 224 225 225
xii Table of Contents World Leadership Energy, Water, and the Environment Privacy The Wealth Gap Conclusion 226 226 227 228 228 Appendix A: National Holidays 229 Appendix B: Conversions Endnotes Internet Resources Index 230 235 237 238 |
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Original Preface Introduction xiii xv xvii PART I: AMERICAN INTANGIBLES 1 Chapter 1, First Impressions 3 Pace People Size Climate Chapter 2. Dominant U.S. American Values Egalitarianism Directness Silence Public and Private Selves Social Distance and Touching Americans in Motion Controlling Nature Personal Progress and Changing Jobs Materialism Parochialism Chapter 3. American Cocultures Ethnic Differences African Americans Latino Americans Asian Americans Native Americans 4 5 6 7 9 11 17 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 25 27 28 30 31 33 34
viii Table of Contents Other Groups Class PART II: AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS 35 38 43 Chapter 4. American Social Life Friendships Parties Invitations Announcements When to Arrive and Leave Drinking Alcohol Dinner in a Home Relationships between Men and Women 45 45 47 48 49 50 51 53 55 Chapter 5. American Civic Life The American Political System Majority-Minority Politics The American Way of Giving Volunteerism 61 61 63 64 65 Chapter 6. American Religious Life 67 Chapter 7. American Family Life What’s in a Name? Gay and Lesbian Families Single Parents and “Blended” Families Americans and Their Pets 71 73 73 74 75 Chapter 8. American Business Life Labor Unions Women in the Working World Job Sharing and Part-Time Work Attitudes toward Foreign Investments in the U.S. Risk Takers and Experimenters Time Letting Emotions Show Directness and Confrontation Competition and Decision Making 77 78 79 79 80 81 82 84 85 86
Table of Contents ix Negotiating 87 Tax Compliance and Corporate Fraud 88 Life in the Office Sexual Harassment 88 93 PART III: GETTING HERE AND GETTING SETTLED Chapter 9. Getting Here Immigration and Customs Dependents Shipping Your Belongings Clothes You Will Need Chapter 10. Money and Banking Coins and Bills Banks Taking Care with Cash and Valuables Sending Money Abroad Charge Accounts and Credit Cards Tipping Chapter 11. Medical Care Before You Leave Home Obtaining Medical Care Medical Emergencies Health Insurance Chapter 12. Safety and Emergencies 95 97 97 101 102 103 105 105 107 108 108 109 110 115 115 116 117 118 121 Safety on the Streets Safety and Unescorted Women Security at Home 121 122 123 Fire and Other Emergencies Liability and Homeowners’ or Renters’ Insurance 123 124 Chapter 13. Food and Food Customs Hotels Restaurants Quick and Cheap Bars and Pubs 127 127 128 128 129
X Table of Contents Hours of Meals American Food Habits 130 131 The Language of Food Smoking Obesity Health Food 132 134 134 136 Chapter 14. Staying in Touch with People Postal Service Packages Telephones Telegrams and Cables E-Mail and Internet Access 137 137 139 139 143 143 Chapter 15. Transportation On Foot By Bus By Subway (or Metro) By Taxi By Car 147 147 148 149 150 151 PART IV: FOR THOSE WHO STAY LONGER 163 Chapter 16. Housing How to Begin Looking Renting a House or Apartment Buying a House Moving In 165 165 167 170 172 Chapter 17. Shopping: Getting the Most for Your Money Food Returning Merchandise Warranties Repairs Telephone Sales Installment Plans Comparison Shopping and Reduced Prices 175 176 178 178 179 179 180 180
Table of Contents Buying Secondhand Internet, Catalogue, and TV Sales Chapter 18. Household Help and Care of Young Children Household Cleaning or Party Help Childcare Taxes on Household Employees Chapter 19. Educating Your Children The School Year Nursery Schools and Preschools Public Schools Private and Parochial Schools Relationships between Parents and School After-School or Extracurricular Activities Higher Education Summer Camps and Jobs xi 182 183 185 185 187 189 191 192 193 194 196 197 198 199 201 Chapter 20. Raising Teenagers 203 Chapter 21. Finding Friends and Having Fun 211 The Land of Leisure Time? Volunteering Organizations and Interest Groups Classes and Lectures Museums The Performing Arts Sports Watching Americans at Work Chapter 22. Twenty-First-Century Issues The Effect of September 11,2001 The Impact of the War in Iraq The Rise of Religious Fundamentalism Segregation, Polarization, and “Pernicious” Dualism Globalization and Corporate Power Health Care and Retirement 211 212 213 214 215 216 216 219 221 221 222 223 224 225 225
xii Table of Contents World Leadership Energy, Water, and the Environment Privacy The Wealth Gap Conclusion 226 226 227 228 228 Appendix A: National Holidays 229 Appendix B: Conversions Endnotes Internet Resources Index 230 235 237 238 |
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