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PREFACE xv all these live on. The notion that the United States is the greatest country in the world seems to have been strengthened, not weakened, following the September 11 events, which produced an upsurge of patriotism. Readers of this second edition of American Ways will find elaboration on these and many other aspects of American life in the pages that follow. —Gary Althen Chandler, Arizona
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Page 20 and 21: ✰ ✰ ✰ Introduction Most Ameri
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✰ ✰ ✰ Chapter 2 The Communica
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THE COMMUNICATIVE STYLE OF AMERICAN
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✰ ✰ ✰ Chapter 3 Ways of Reaso
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WAYS OF REASONING 57 cans and asked
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WAYS OF REASONING 59 tion it often:
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WAYS OF REASONING 61 ment, speech,
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WAYS OF REASONING 63 American reaso
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WAYS OF REASONING 65 do. Rather tha
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✰ ✰ ✰ Chapter 4 Differences i
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DIFFERENCES IN CUSTOMS 69 out knowi
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DIFFERENCES IN CUSTOMS 71 gion have
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DIFFERENCES IN CUSTOMS 73 and the f
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✰ ✰ ✰ tics Pol i Chapter 5 Wh
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POLITICS 79 state levels. The basic
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POLITICS 81 with Monica Lewinsky, e
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POLITICS 83 Beyond voting, other me
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FAMILY LIFE 87 • Groups of teenag
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FAMILY LIFE 89 gether, unmarried wo
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FAMILY LIFE 91 By paying close atte
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FAMILY LIFE 93 those in many other
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FAMILY LIFE 95 that by the age of e
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FAMILY LIFE 97 own money for entert
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FAMILY LIFE 99 Nonstudents may find
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102 AMERICAN WAYS On the other hand
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104 AMERICAN WAYS gone beyond that,
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106 AMERICAN WAYS ported by tuition
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108 AMERICAN WAYS dents—mainly ad
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110 AMERICAN WAYS gree, but not to
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112 AMERICAN WAYS much talk by poli
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114 AMERICAN WAYS • Should primar
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116 AMERICAN WAYS The system provid
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118 AMERICAN WAYS Many people from
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120 AMERICAN WAYS religion in the U
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122 AMERICAN WAYS tist Convention,
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124 AMERICAN WAYS Despite the varie
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126 AMERICAN WAYS religion and will
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✰ ✰ ✰ The Media Chapter 9 “
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THE MEDIA 131 material goods; and a
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THE MEDIA 133 tion on arcane topics
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THE MEDIA 135 point misunderstand t
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THE MEDIA 137 of their own real-lif
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THE MEDIA 139 Suggestions for Forei
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142 AMERICAN WAYS The word “Hi!
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144 AMERICAN WAYS providing a docum
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146 AMERICAN WAYS sume they will do
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148 AMERICAN WAYS activity if they
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150 AMERICAN WAYS may themselves be
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152 AMERICAN WAYS circle of people.
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154 AMERICAN WAYS eign visitor. “
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156 AMERICAN WAYS was also somewhat
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158 AMERICAN WAYS Visitors to south
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160 AMERICAN WAYS location or some
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162 AMERICAN WAYS not only in large
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164 AMERICAN WAYS Two often incompa
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166 AMERICAN WAYS populations, peop
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168 AMERICAN WAYS all the issues re
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170 AMERICAN WAYS States you are vi
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Chapter 12 ✰ ✰ ✰ Male-Female
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 175 der.
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 177 main
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 179 Some
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 181 tion
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 183 want
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MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS 185 go ou
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Chapter 13 ✰ ✰ ✰ Sports and R
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SPORTS AND RECREATION 189 Nowhere e
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SPORTS AND RECREATION 191 states, h
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SPORTS AND RECREATION 193 wealthier
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196 AMERICAN WAYS will wait until t
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198 AMERICAN WAYS is sometimes poss
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200 AMERICAN WAYS not able to do so
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202 AMERICAN WAYS entering a stream
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204 AMERICAN WAYS ping malls that a
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206 AMERICAN WAYS By comparing the
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208 AMERICAN WAYS Foreign visitors
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210 AMERICAN WAYS are in the form o
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212 AMERICAN WAYS • Finally, reme
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214 AMERICAN WAYS offensive breath
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216 AMERICAN WAYS and colognes inte
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218 AMERICAN WAYS products, and sti
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Chapter 17 ✰ ✰ ✰ Getting Thin
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GETTING THINGS DONE IN ORGANIZATION
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Chapter 18 ✰ ✰ ✰ Behavior in
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BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC PLACES 231 walk
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Chapter 19 ✰ ✰ ✰ Studying Man
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STUDYING 237 vide reasons [for what
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STUDYING 239 could possibly get a h
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STUDYING 241 hours.” Students who
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STUDYING 243 can, do not share thei
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STUDYING 245 with these regulations
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Chapter 20 ✰ ✰ ✰ Business “
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BUSINESS 249 Pittsburgh have shown
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BUSINESS 251 business operations in
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BUSINESS 253 decisions are made on
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BUSINESS 255 to contribute. The peo
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BUSINESS 257 the Altria Group, Inc.
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Part III Coping with Cultural Diffe
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Chapter 21 ✰ ✰ ✰ Some Helpful
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SOME HELPFUL IDEAS 263 If you have
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SOME HELPFUL IDEAS 265 In intercult
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SOME HELPFUL IDEAS 267 come when th
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SOME HELPFUL IDEAS 269 in his view.
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CONCLUSION 287 teract more construc
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292 AMERICAN WAYS ———. 1959.
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