《美國社會與文化》針對非英語專業本科生編寫，不僅介紹了美國的地理環境、民族特點、種族關繫、歷史發展、政治制度、宗教信仰、教育制度、生活習慣、飲食娛樂、節日民俗、新聞媒介、美國文學等，還在每個單元後設計了若干培養學生思辨能力的討論題目。後續還將編寫《英國社會與文化》等，形成繫列教材。本書由李冰雯主編。

《美國社會與文化》是為了幫助大學生掌握美國社會與文化的基礎知 識，拓展大學生人文知識的深度和廣度，促進學生綜合素質的提高而編寫 的。更重要的是為了激發和增強其英語語言學習的興趣，提高英語水平。 《美國社會與文化》介紹了美國的地理環境、民族特點、種族關繫、歷史 發展、政治制度、宗教信仰，教育制度，生活習慣，飲食娛樂，節日民俗 ，新聞媒介，文學藝術等，適合非英語專業本科生閱讀。本書由李冰雯主 編。

Chapter 1 Panoramic View
1.1 Overview
1.2 Geography of the United States
1.3 Climate & Environment
1.4 American Dream
Chapter 2 A Nation of Immigration
2.1 The Colonial Period
2.2 The Old Immigration
2.3 New Immigration
2.4 Most Recent Immigration
2.5 Contemporary immigration
Chapter 3 Ethnic Groups in the United States
3.1 White Americans
3.2 Black Americans
3.3 Asian Americans
3.4 Native Americans and Alaska Natives
3.5 Hispanic and Latino Americans
Chapter 4 History of the United States
4.1 Colonial Period
4.2 Formation of the United States of America
4.3 Civil War Era
4.4 Two World Wars
4.5 The Cold War Era
4.6 The World Superpower
Chapter 5 Politics of the United States
5.1 Federal, State and Local Governments
5.2 Political Culture
5.3 Political Parties and Elections
5.4 Law of the United States
Chapter 6 Religion in the United States
6.1 Christianity
6.2 Other Religions
6.3 Religion and Politics
Chapter 7 Education in the United States
7.1 Elementary and Secondary Education
7.2 College and University
7.3 Contemporary Education Issues
Chapter 8 Society and Customs
8.1 Social Class and Race
8.2 American Social Life
8.3 National Holidays
8.4 Food and Sport Cultures
Chapter 9 Media of the United States
9.1 Radio
9.2 Newspapers and Magazines
9.3 Television in the United States
9.4 Cinema of the United States
Chapter 10 American Literature
10.1 Colonial Literature
10.2 American Poetry
10.3 Realism Post-World War Ⅱ
10.4 Contemporary American Literature
Bibliography