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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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cool
Culture; American culture
In American youth and popular culture, “cool” is the desired pose. Cool is also a pervasive marketing tool. Coolness is in part about a confidence in appearance (in between trendy and nerdy), ...
children’s music
Culture; American culture
In any culture, music contributes to the quality of children’s early life experiences. Founding the first kindergartens in the nineteenth century the United States adopted the theories, philosophies ...
Gulf War
Culture; American culture
In August 1990, President George Bush undertook the biggest US military commitment overseas since Vietnam, deploying more than 500,000 troops in the Persian Gulf to defend Saudi Arabia following ...
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Culture; American culture
In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and its companion cases the US Supreme Court unanimously held that the operation of separate public schools segregated on the basis of race was ...
Chicanos/as
Culture; American culture
In common usage, the terms Chicano (male) and Chicana (female) refer to people of Mexican ancestry born and/or raised in the United States. They are roughly synonymous with the term Mexican American. ...
middle class
Culture; American culture
In his 2000 campaign, George W. Bush vowed to “tear down the tollbooths to the middle class” and “let everyone get a piece of the American dream.” The middle class represents the unmarked, ...
cigars
Culture; American culture
In industrial America, the “stogie” became an emblem of masculine success, an appendage of political bosses and driving businessmen, or an invitation to adulthood in the private rooms of elites. ...
