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

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tennis

Culture; American culture

Once largely the preserve of white upper-class men and women, tennis has become popularized in the years following the Second World War, influenced by patterns of suburbanization, ...

baby boom/boomers

Culture; American culture

One generation above all others has felt it “owned” the American century. A legendary demographic blip that emerged with new suburban families after the Second World War has come ...

millionaires/billionaires

Culture; American culture

One million dollars has long seemed the threshold of American plutocracy even if John D. Rockefeller passed the billion dollar mark in 1913. Yet Forbes magazine noted that in 1996 ...

college campus

Culture; American culture

One of the emblems of college life in America, whether in cinema or admissions literature, has been the tree-shaded campus on whose broad lawns social life, sports and ...

soccer

Culture; American culture

One of the fastest growing sports in the United States, both in terms of participation and spectatorship, largely owing to its appeal among women and girls who have been shut out ...

Haiti

Culture; American culture

One of the great “silences” in US history. Haiti sent volunteers to fight in the American Revolution, while the slaves’ defeat of Napoleon’s forces there allowed the United States ...

Puerto Rico

Culture; American culture

One of the largest Caribbean islands between Florida and South America, Puerto Rico is still only 100 miles long and 33 miles wide, with a total area of 3,515 square miles. It ...