美国主流文化介绍.pptVIP

美国主流文化介绍 一、形成根源 二、美国主流文化模式内容 三、中美主流文化模式比较 美国主流文化群体 WASP：White Anglo-Saxon Protestant 白人盎格鲁-撒克逊新教徒，本义是指美国当权的精英群体及其文化、习俗和道德行为标准，现在可以泛指信奉新教的欧裔美国人。此群体拥有庞大的经济、政治势力，构成美国上流社会和中上阶层的绝大部分。尽管美国社会日益多元化，但他们的文化、道德观和价值取向仍在很大程度上影响着美国的发展。这个用法其实陈腐且不严谨，因为美国新教徒拥有错综复杂的血统，分散在很多教派中。新教徒的祖先可以来自英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士、康沃尔、爱尔兰、德国、荷兰、丹麦、斯堪的纳维亚半岛或法国的雨格诺派；可以属于美国圣公会、长老会、信义宗（路德宗）、卫理公会、公理会、荷兰改革派、贵格会、浸信会、福音派甚至摩门教等等。不光是精英阶层，各个社会阶层都有他们的身影，即使被讽刺为“白色垃圾”的下层贫困白人也可能是WASP。 美国地图 美国50州 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 形成根源——历史影响 最初的四种殖民模式： The settlement in Virginia：the London Company[伦敦贸易公司]；in 1619, two events took place in Virginia, which would influence the shaping of American culture a great deal: 1) on July 30, 1619, in the Jamestown church, the delegates elected from various communities in Virginia met as the House of Burgesses（城镇自治议会） to discuss, along with the governor and his council members who were appointed, the enactment of laws for the colony; this was the first example for the United States, the first meeting of an elected legislature, a representative assembly, in North America. It was thought to be the brilliant example of self-government of Americans although white servants did not have their representatives. 2) A month later, A Dutch ship brought in over 20 Negros, who were bought to be held as servants for a term of years. Thus a start had been made toward the enslavement of Africans within what was to be the Ame