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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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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 Chemie Grüenthal, was ...
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 residential and commercial ...
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 southeastern Pennsylvania, ...
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, requests for sexual ...
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 Activities Committee, ...
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 fifty-five-gallon ...
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 for equitable ...
