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terary arts and customs are written for the ruling classes. The culture studies involve not only the philosophy, but also the history, cultural anthropology, sociology of culture, cultural geography, literature, political science and many other fields, which have researched on their understanding and interpretation or are carrying out their own culture studies. Culture studies will enable us to understand the past of a country, and have clear understanding of the country today, and also help us to expect a country’s tomorrow. C. The Reason of Studying American Culture There are so many countries and different cultures in the world, and they have complete different form. It is not easy to completely analyze the American culture from all aspects. It is better to study one aspect. In the modern world, there is no a country as America that arises Chinese people complicated affection. There is no such a country as America that arises Chinese people’s curiosity and imagination. There is no such a country as America that influences the present condition of China and the development of future. In the open society, the shadow of American culture influences everywhere. In the life of Chinese people, especially the young generation, the American music style is very popular. In the Chinese medium, there are many reports about America. Schools, governments, and the ordinary people notice the change of American policies carefully. At the book stores and libraries, all kinds of books about America are very popular. Generally speaking, China is confronted with the invasion of American culture. To avoid losing our own culture that has a heritage of 5000 years, and do international business well, Chinese people must know the United States very well. So we must know the culture of America. As the representative of Western culture, the development and fate of the American culture may be the prospect of Western civilization. The culture studies of the United States will also go beyond national borders and become global civilization issues. If we want to study the American culture, we should know American people how to v iew their own culture first. Raymond Williams has researched the complex cultural history of the development in the world. He states,“ civilization is moved from culture, and developed into civilization since the 18th century”(Williams,Raymond.1976: 20). In 1950s, he published The Culture and Society, which wrote a culture of four different meanings: 1. Culture is a personal habit of thinking; 2.Culture is a form of the development of thinking; 3.Culture is the art; 4. Culture is a whole way of life. Terry Eagleton says:“culture is the most complex word in the world”.(Eagleton, Terry.2000: 89) Most American people think that culture is related to the traditions, the customs and the way of life. Culture is stemmed from the traditions and customs of their family. The American culture is a product of compromise and the creation of community, and is the tool of understanding them all over the world. The United States is a country of immigrants. So American culture is the culture of migrants, and is called diversity culture. The world is diverse cultures, because it is composed of many different cultures. The United States is a pluralistic culture country, because it is also composed of many different cultures. He also writes, “I hate the native American party. People are the synthesis of all biology. This is a mixture formed in the