Preface To the Teacher To the StudentUNIT 1 Attitudes, Values, and Lifestyles 1 The American Character 2 Marriager: American Style 3 American Family Life 4 American Etiquette 5 What Americans ConsumeUNIT 2 The Salad Bowl: Cultural Diversity in the U.S. 6 A Nation of Immigrants 7 The African-American 8 Religion in American LifeUNIT 3 Levels of Learning 9 American Education: The First 12 Years 10 Higher Education in the IT 4 Fun and Games 11 Vacationing in the U.S. 12 Leisure-Time ActivitiesUNIT 5 Government and the American Citizen 13 The Constitution and the Federal System 14 Choosing the Nation's President 15 Citizenship: Its Obligations and PrivilegesUNIT 6 The World of American Business 16 Capitalism and the American Economy 17 The American Worker 18 High-Tech CommunicationsUNIT 7 American Holidays: History and Customs 19 Christopher Columbus: A Controversial Hero 20 Halloween: A Time for Scary Fun 21 Thanksgiving and native Americans 22 The Winter Holiday Season 23 Two Presidents and Two Wars 24 Four Patriotic HolidaysAppendix A A Snapshot of More American HolidaysAppendix B Units of Measurement: d MetricAppendix C The United States, rritories, and Outlying AreasAppendix D The United States: Map with Time ZonesAppendix E The Thirteen Original ColoniesAppendix F U.S. Free and Slave States and Territories, 1860Appendix G Answers to the Chapter Exercises