American culture

American culture

Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.

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toys

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American children and toys, in many ways, scarcely differ from their consociates worldwide except in affluence—more toys and more expensive ones. Dolls, wagons, costumes, bicycles and war toys have ...

Christian Scientists

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American Christian denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910). The Church of Christ, Scientist combines biblical devotion with faith in the healing powers of God through prayer. Expanding as ...

Middle East

Culture; American culture

American foreign and domestic policy are often tied to two primary issues of this turbulent region: religion and oil. Religious ties have focused on the status of Israel (and Palestine) as a Holy ...

commencement/graduation

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American graduations, from preschool through Ivy League doctorates, represent highly ceremonial public rites of passage. Typical features include academic robes (modeled on European ones), ...

Hasidim

Culture; American culture

American Hasidim (literally “pious ones”) represent highly orthodox, socially conservative followers of mystical leaders who revolutionized Central European Judaism in the late eighteenth century. ...

American Indian reservations

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American Indian reservations comprise territories within the United States’ borders that serve as the homelands for American Indian tribes. According to the 1990 United States census, approximately ...

self-help/self-esteem

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American individualism stresses individual responsibility for actions and advancement, whether getting a job and getting off welfare, learning math or surviving illness. Government programs and ...