UNIT ONE 1
Thinking Starters 1
Text A:Who Needs Love!In Japan,Many Couples Don't 2
Text B:The Breadwinner 9
Readings and Self-testing 14
UNIT TWO 19
Thinking Starters 19
Text A:Remarks of Bill Gates at the Harvard Commencement 20
Text B:Remarks of Bill Gates at the Haryard Commencement(Continued) 26
Readings and Self-testing 30
UNIT THREE 35
Thinking Starters 35
Text A:Is Your Boss Spying on You? 36
Text B:Homeless Woman Living in a Car 43
Readings and Self-testing 47
UNIT FOUR 53
Thinking Starters 53
Text A:Revolution Is U.S 54
Text B:Pushing Beyond the Earth's Limits 61
Readings and Self-testing 66
UNIT FIVE 71
Thinking Starters 71
Text A:Capitol Hill 72
Text B:The U.S.Was Right/The U.S.Was Wrong 80
Readings and Self-testing 86
UNIT SIX 91
Thinking Starters 91
Text A:Two Women,Two Histories 92
Text B:Psychology Constructs the Female 98
Readings and Self-testing 104
UNIT SEVEN 109
Thinking Starters 109
Text A:The Age of Show Business 110
Text B:Consumerism:Its Hidden Beauties and Politics 116
Readings and Self-testing 121
UNIT EIGHT 127
Thinking Starters 127
Text A:Phelps Is Golden 128
Text B:Phelps Is Golden(Continued) 136
Readings and Self-testing 143
UNIT NINE 149
Thinking Starters 149
Text A:The B rain Candy Generation 150
Text B:Predictable Crises of Adulthood 157
Readings and Self-testing 162
UNIT TEN 169
Thinking Starters 169
Text A:Chimp Talk Debate:Is It Really Language? 170
Text B:Body Art as Visual Language 177
Readings and Self-testing 182
UNIT ELEVEN 187
Thinking Starters 187
Text A:The Ethanol Illusion 188
Text B:Saving Money,Oil,and the Climate 195
Readings and Self-testing 200
UNIT TWELVE 205
Thinking Starters 205
Text A:Why a Christian in the White House Felt Betrayed 206
Text B:Propaganda in a Democratic Society 212
Readings and Self-testing 219
UNIT THIRTEEN 225
Thinking Starters 225
Text A:Smoking Is Not a Simple Matter of Nicotine Addiction 226
Text B:The Threat of Secondhand Smoke Has Been Overstated 233
Readings and Self-testing 239
UNIT FOURTEEN 245
Thinking Starters 245
Text A:I Fought the Law in Bloomberg's New York 246
Text B:I Fought the Law in Bloomberg's New York(Continued) 252
Readings and Self-testing 256
UNIT FIFTEEN 261
Thinking Starters 261
Text A:The American Dream 262
Text B:What Is the Basis of American Culture? 270
Readings and Self-testing 276
UNIT SIXTEEN 281
Thinking Starters 281
Text A:Constructing U.S.American Jewish Male Identity 282
Text B:Working Through Identity:Understanding Class in the Context of Race,Ethnicity,and Gender 289
Readings and Self-testing 294