马宏宇编写的《美国文化简介》旨在向非英语专业或相当水平的读者介绍发展中的美国及美国社会人文，帮助他们比较系统地了解美国文化、了解西方社会人文概况，并借此扩大视野，提高文化素质，在经济全球化的浪潮中，更快更好地适应日益频繁的跨文化交际活动。

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