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Unit 1:What is Culture? 1

With Emphasis on Nature of Culture 1

Reading 1 What is Culture? 1

Reading 2 The'Onion Diagram'of Culture 5

Reading 3 Focus:The Nature of Culture:Cultural Diversity,Value in Culture 9

Unit 2:The Impact of Culture 18

With Emphasis on Globalization and Americanization 18

Reading 4 The Impact ofCulture:Cultural Values,Misinterpretation,Nonverbal Communication,Proxemics 18

Reading 5 Economic Implications of Major Religions 25

Reading 6 Focus:Globalization of Culture and Americanization 33

Unit 3:Mexico 44

With Emphasis on Border Culture 44

Reading 7 The Land and the People:A Land of Sharp and Bold Contrasts 44

Reading 8 U.S.Manufacturing Operations in Mexico 51

Reading 9 Theoretical Perspectives for Explaining Social Events 54

Reading 10 Focus:A Common Border Culture? 62

Unit 4:Japan 66

With Emphasis on Information Explosion 66

Reading 11 The Land and the People:Another Phoenix 66

Reading 12 Be Aware of it and Doing it Right the First Time 74

Reading 13 The Scientific Approach to Data Collection 82

Reading 14 Focus:The Information Explosion 91

Unit 5:The Republic of KoreaWith Emphasis on Cultural HeritageReading 15 The Land and the People:A Land of "Self-Made" Miracle 95

Reading 16 Multicultural Awareness—A Case for "The Last Thing a Fish Would Ever Notice Would Water." 98

Reading 17 Differences Between South Koreans and Americans 103

Reading 18 Focus:The Cultural Heritage ofSouth Korea 110

Unit 6:Israel 125

With Emphasis on Conflict and Coming to Terms 125

Reading 19 The Land and the People:A Smaller Country with Great Accomplishment in theFace of Difficulties 125

Reading 20 Peer Pressure as an Agent of Socialization 132

Reading 21 Symbolic Interactionism and Self-Development 136

Reading 22 Focus:The Conflict and Coming to Terms ofIsrael and Palestinian 141

Unit 7:Zaire 149

With Emphasis on AIDS and HIV 149

Reading 23 The Land and the People:The Heart of Africa 149

Reading 24 The Effect of Skin Color and Gender on Social Interaction 154

Reading 25 The Content of Social Interaction 159

Reading 26 Focus:The Historical Context of AIDS and HIV 164

Unit 8:India 173

With Emphasis on Khasi Society 173

Reading 27 The Land and the People:A Mother Country 173

Reading 28 Views of India 180

Reading 29 Features of Modern Organizations 185

Reading 30 Focus:Khasi Society of India 193

Unit 9:The People's Republic of China 196

With Emphasis on West's Debt to China 196

Reading 31 The Land and the People:Continuity,Stability and Development 196

Reading 32 The Chinese System of Social Control Versus the American System of Social Control 203

Reading 33 Deviance:The Violation of Norms 205

Reading 34 Focus:The West's Debt to China 216

Unit 10:South Africa 220

With Emphasis on Mobility of Society 220

Reading 35 The Land and the People:Diamonds and Democracy 220

Reading 36　"Open" and "Closed" Stratification Systems 227

Reading 37 Analyses of Social Class 234

Reading 38 Focus:Mobility ofSociety 240

Unit 11:Germany 245

With Emphasis on East Meeting West 245

Reading 39 The Land and the People:A Land of Wurst(Sausage)—Divided and Reunified 245

Reading 40 German Guest Workers and the Question of Race or Ethnicity 256

Reading 41 Perspectives on Assimilation 259

Reading 42 Focus:East Meets West 271

Unit 12:The Former Yugoslavia 275

With Emphasis on Gender Equality 275

Reading 43 The Land and the People:A Country Broken Up 275

Reading 44 The Question of Gender in the Former Yugoslavia 281

Reading 45 Distinguishing Sex and Gender and Gender Stratification 284

Reading 46 Focus:Gender Specific Communication Styles—Body Language Speaks Louder Than words 290

Unit 13:Brazil 295

With Emphasis on Industrialization and Brazil 295

Reading 47 The Land and the People:A Country As Diversified As It Is Vast 295

Reading 48 The Constitution of a Family and Effects of Industrial Revolution 300

Reading 49 The Theory Demographic Transition 306

Reading 50 Focus:Industrialization and Its Effects on Brazil 311

Unit 14:The United States 315

With Emphasis on Education 315

Reading 51 The Land and the People:Bald Eagle and "In God We Trust" 315

Reading 52 Fundamental Characteristics of Contemporary American Eduction 323

Reading 53 The Social Context of Education 326

Reading 54 Focus:The Implication of Americanized Education 334

Unit 15:Lebanon 338

With Emphasis on Religion 338

Reading 55 The Land and the People:A Playground ofthe Middle East 338

Reading 56 A Society in Turmoil:The Civil Wars in Lebanon 342

Reading 57 Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives on Religion 346

Reading 58 Focus:What Is Religion? 352

Unit 16:Social Change 358

With Emphasis on Social Change 358

Reading 59 Social Change,the Cold war and the New Word Order 358

Reading 60 Innovation and the Rate ofChange 362

Reading 61 Cultural Lag and Revolutionary Ideas 365

Reading 62 Focus:Social Change—its Causes and Consequences 369

References 371