馬宏宇編寫的《美國文化簡介》旨在向非英語專業或相當水平的讀者介紹發展中的美國及美國社會人文，幫助他們比較繫統地了解美國文化、了解西方社會人文概況，並借此擴大視野，提高文化素質，在經濟**化的浪潮中，*快*好地適應日益頻繁的跨文化交際活動。

Chapter 1 The Origins of American and Its Development
1.1 Europe' s Discovery of America
1.2 The English Colonies
1.3 Tightening British Control and Colonial Resistance
1.4 The Road to Independence
1.5 The U.S. Constitution
1.6 The War of 1812
1.7 Slavery and Sectionalism
1.7.1 Secession and Civil War
1.7.2 Postwar Industrialization
1.8 World War I
1.8.1 Postwar U.S. and the Great Depression
1.9 World War 11
1.9.1 Postwar U.S. and the Cold War
1.10 Mid-20th to Late 20th
1.10.1 The1960s in the U. S.
1.10.2 The1970s in the U. S.
1.10.3 The1980s in the U. S.
1.11 Reflections on Bill Clinton
Conclusion
New Words
Notes
Questions for Consideration
Chapter 2 American Political System
Chapter 3 Religion in America
Chapter 4 American Values
Chapter 5 The American Character
Chapter 6 American Literature
Chapter 7 Technology in America
Chapter 8 Education in America
Chapter 9 Campus Life in America
Chapter 10 Social Life in America
Chapter 11 Social Customs in America
Chapter 12 American Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 13 Social Problems in America
Chapter 14 American in the 21st Century
Chapter 15 American Holidays
Appendix
Bibliography