内容简介

本书根据外语专业与不同知识领域及社会生活领域的关联度，了12个知识领域或社会生活截面，即历史、艺术、哲学、科技、教育、社会、商业、政治、民族、交流与传播、自然与环境、信仰与文化等。

目录

Unit1 History 1Text A My View of History (Excerpts) 3Text B The Question of Realism: An Historian's View (Excerpts) 15Unit2 Art 21Text A The Origins of Modern Art 23Text B On the Humanity of Abstract Painting 33Unit3 Science and Technology 40Text A Technology—The Half-Full Cup 42Text B Artificial Intelligence Doesn't Have to Be Our Undoing 54Unit4 Philosophy 61Text A Cloning, Sexual Reproduction and Geic Engineering 63Text B Moral Philosophy 75Unit5 Race and Nation 84Text A Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology 86Text B Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 98Unit6 Society 106Text A A Life Course Perspective on Aging 108Text B Why Are Women So Often the Targets of Violence? 119Unit7 Communication 126Text A Critical Intercultural Communication Studier/>At the Crossroads 128Text B Wo on Common Cross-culturalCommunication Challenges 140Unit8 Education 148Text A Technology and Creativity: Are You the Maker or the Tool? 150Text B The Rise of Big Data 161Unit9 Nature and Environment 169Text A Can We Learn When We Have Enough? 171Text B Restoring Our Balance: Valuing Community andTrust, Rather Than More “Stuff” 182Unit10 Business 188Text A The Influence of Stereotypes on Advertising Choices 190Text B What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today? 201Unit11 Belief and Culture 207Text A The World's Newest Major Religion: No Religion 209Text B The Evolution and Development of Religion 220Unit12 Politics 227Text A Shooting an Elephant 229Text B The Heart of Darkness (Excerpts) 242