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

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thalidomide

Culture; American culture

A drug responsible for devastating birth defects in the early 1960s may make a comeback almost forty years later to help treat leprosy and AIDS. Thalidomide, manufactured by ...

New Urbanism

Culture; American culture

A dynamic architectural and planning movement, taking strength since the 1980s, that fights sprawl through designs that favor pedestrian interaction, mixtures of diverse ...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Culture; American culture

A favorite destination for visitors since its founding in 1682, modern Philadelphia— America’s fifth-largest urban center—forms the hub of a regional intersection embracing ...

sexual harassment

Culture; American culture

A form of unlawful sex discrimination at work primarily perpetrated by men against women. First recognized by the US Supreme Court in 1986. Defined as unwelcome sexual advances, ...

blacklisting

Culture; American culture

A general term for denying membership or employment, but used specifically with reference to Hollywood’s collaboration with Cold War paranoia. Pressured by the House Un-American ...

Agent Orange

Culture; American culture

A herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in Vietnam to remove leaves from trees that provided cover for North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces. Named for the orange stripe on the ...

bankruptcy

Culture; American culture

A legal proceeding (commonly known as “Chapter 11”) in which insolvent individuals or businesses are adjudged incapable of repaying debts, and their remaining assets are allocated ...