Topics in Depth: Society, Values & Politics

Basic Information | Arts and Culture | Cultural Preservation | Disability | Diversity | Economics | Education | Geography | History | Literature | Politics | Race/African American History | Religion | Social Responsibility | U.S. Government | Volunteerism | Women's Issues

Basic Information
• Information USA
• Portrait of the USA, IIP publication
• State Department Outline Series, IIP publications
  • Outline of the American Economy
  • Outline of American Geography
  • Outline of U.S. Government
  • Outline of American History
  • Outline of American Literature
• Basic Readings in U.S. Democrary, IIP Publication

Arts and Culture
• Arts & Culture, from Information USA
• The Arts Today, IIP electronic journal, 6/98
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy, November 28, 2000 (Archival site)

Cultural Preservation
• International Cultural Property Protection, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State

Disability
• Disability Awareness in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
• Towards Inclusion: Meeting the Needs of Persons with Disabilities in the United States, IIP electronic journal, 1/99

Diversity
• Race & Ethnic Diversity in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
• Islam in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
• The American Family, IIP electronic journal, 1/01
• Changing America: The U.S. Population in Transition, IIP electronic journal, 6/96
• Muslim Life in America, IIP Publication

Economics
• Outline of the American Economy, IIP Publication
• Economy and Trade, from Information USA

Education
• The Bush Administration Education Initiative, IIP, Dept. of State
• Safety in U.S. Schools, IIP, Dept. of State
• Education in the USA, from Information USA
• Education in the United States: The Pre-University Years, IIP electronic journal, 6/2000
• Education in the United States: Continuity and Change, IIP electronic journal, 12/97
• American Studies at Home and Abroad, IIP electronic journal, 10/96
• If You Want to Study in the United States, Publication
• English Language Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of State
• International Educational Exchange, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of State
• Study of the U.S. Branch, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of State
• Roll Call's Policy Briefing on Education, 2/26/01
• U.S. Department of Education

Geography
• Geography and Travel, from Information USA
• Outline of American Geography, IIP Publication

History
• United States History, from Information USA
• Outline of American History, IIP publication
• Gateway to African-American History, IIP, Dept. of State

Literature
• Key Internet Sites on American Literature, IIP, Dept. of State
• American Literature Overviews, from Information USA
• Contemporary U.S. Literature: Multicultural Perspectives, IIP electronic journal, 2/00
• A Sense of Place: Regional American Literature, IIP electronic journal, 8/96
• Outline of American Literature, IIP publication

Politics
• The Bush Administration, IIP, Dept. of State
• The Bush Administration, IIP publication
• Special Issue: Guide to Election 2000, IIP electronic journal, 10/00
• U.S. Goverment and Politics, from Information USA
• United States Elections 2000, IIP publication
• Freedom Papers, IIP publication
• U.S. Government and Politics Links, Study of the U.S. Branch, Dept. of State

Race | African American History
• Race & Ethnic Diversity in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
• Gateway to African-American History, IIP, Dept. of State
• Toward One America: A National Conversation on Race, IIP electronic journal, 8/97
• The Amistad Revolt, IIP publication
• The Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., IIP publication

Religion
• The Religious Landscape of the United States, IIP electronic journal, 3/97
• Religious Freedom as a Human Right, IIP electronic journal, 11/01

Social Responsibility
• Bush Administration Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
• Social Responsibility in the United States, IIP electronic journal, 1/97

U.S. Government
• FirstGov, from the President's Management Council, "Your first click to the U.S. Government"
• U.S. Goverment and Politics, from Information USA
• Outline of U.S. Government, IIP publication
• U.S. Government and Politics Links, Study of the U.S. Branch, Dept. of State
• White House Social Statistics Briefing Room
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities

Volunteerism
• Volunteerism in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
• The United States, A Nation of Volunteers, IIP electronic journal, 9/98
• White House Conference on Philanthropy, October 22, 1999 (Archival site)

Women's Issues
• America's Commitment to Women, IIP, Dept. of State
• The Changing Roles of Women in the United States, IIP electronic journal, 5/97
• Women in the United States, IIP, Dept. of State
  • Domestic Violence Awareness
  • Women's History Month
  • Women's Rights