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The social heritage and customs of an organized community,society or ethnic group.

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toys

Culture; American culture

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 ...

Christian Scientists

Culture; American culture

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 ...

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 ...

commencement/graduation

Culture; American culture

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

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 ...

American Indian reservations

Culture; American culture

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 ...

self-help/self-esteem

Culture; American culture

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