Product Description

American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, Third Edition, by Maryanne Kearny Datesman, JoAnn Crandall, and Edward N. Kearny, focuses on the traditional values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effects of these values on American life. Chapter themes include diversity, the family, education, government and politics, religion, business, and recreation. Cross-cultural activities --- from discussion topics to writing projects --- encourage high-intermediate to advanced students to compare their own values with those discussed in the readings. New to the Third Edition: *Expanded pre-reading exercises preview the chapter content and Academic Word List vocabulary. *Improve Your Reading Skills helps students become independent readers. *Build Your Vocabulary features collocations and exercises that expand on the Academic Word List. *New Internet activities offer opportunities for further research and study.

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Product Details

Publisher	Pearson ESL
ISBN	0131500864
Format	Paperback
Author	Maryanne Kearny Datesman,JoAnn Crandall,Edward N. Kearny
EAN	9780131500860
Label	Pearson ESL
Edition	3
Dewey Decimal Number	428.64
Studio	Pearson ESL
Number Of Pages	296
Title	American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture (3rd Edition)
Publication Date	2005-01-08
Manufacturer	Pearson ESL

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Customer Reviews

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Review by J. Jones, 2010-06-11

This item was ordered by me and given as a gift. I have not read it. It came on time in excellent condition.

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American culture from the outside

Review by J. Marren, 2008-08-25

I used this book recently teaching an advanced ESL class, and I found it as interesting for me as it was for the students. The chapters are organized around a set of principles that, in the authors' view, define American society and culture, and it's written specifically for foreign born residents of the US. Among the subjects treated are religion in the US, American business, the West and the frontier tradition, race, families, the legal system, etc. It was fascinating for me to read along with my students from a fresh perspective. An American might argue with the nuances--is there really a "national religion" of belief in God and patriotism, for example? I'm not sure I'd call it that, but that's only a detail. I can even see this book being used in a high school history course--I thought the explanations of the links between history and culture were fascinating. Highly recommended.

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A Wonderful Book for Advanced ESL Students.

Review by A Music Lover, 2007-04-10

I borrowed a copy of its second edition a few days ago and have just finish it. I just love this book. I wish that I would have a chance to read this book a few years ago.

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Feedback on American Ways

Review by Hamidreza Masoudpour, 2007-02-07

This book is absolutely recommended for new immigrants to the US. It requires an advanced level of English proficiency. It gives the reader an idea why Americans behave the way they do. It's a sociology textbook.

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Excellent material for foreign students studying American Culture~!

Review by C. soon, 2006-11-10

It's Simple, easy, and clear~!

For the foreign students who want to study American culture and values, it's the best choice.

Particulary, Ameriacan beliefs and values and American Government and Politics are recommendabe parts of this book.

It was very useful for a text material of the cousework such as "Anglo-Amirian Culture and History", or "Understandin American History".

Highly recommended~!!!


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