Unit1 History 1
Text A My View of History (Excerpts) 3
Text B The Question of Realism: An Historian¡¯s View (Excerpts) 15
Unit2 Art 21
Text A The Origins of Modern Art 23
Text B On the Humanity of Abstract Painting 33
Unit3 Science and Technology 40
Text A Technology¡ªThe Half-Full Cup 42
Text B Artificial Intelligence Doesn¡¯t Have to Be Our Undoing 54
Unit4 Philosophy 61
Text A Cloning, Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Engineering 63
Text B Moral Philosophy 75
Unit5 Race and Nation 84
Text A Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology 86
Text B Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 98
Unit6 Society 106
Text A A Life Course Perspective on Aging 108
Text B Why Are Women So Often the Targets of Violence? 119
Unit7 Communication 126
Text A Critical Intercultural Communication Studies:
At the Crossroads 128
Text B Working on Common Cross-cultural
Communication Challenges 140
Unit8 Education 148
Text A Technology and Creativity: Are You the Maker or the Tool? 150
Text B The Rise of Big Data 161
Unit9 Nature and Environment 169
Text A Can We Learn When We Have Enough? 171
Text B Restoring Our Balance: Valuing Community and
Trust, Rather Than More ¡°Stuff¡± 182
Unit10 Business 188
Text A The Influence of Stereotypes on Advertising Choices 190
Text B What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today? 201
Unit11 Belief and Culture 207
Text A The World¡¯s Newest Major Religion: No Religion 209
Text B The Evolution and Development of Religion 220
Unit12 Politics 227
Text A Shooting an Elephant 229
Text B The Heart of Darkness (Excerpts) 242