American culture

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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air-conditioning

Culture; American culture

A machine to cool, dehumidify and circulate air was invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier of Brooklyn. Its impact expanded with compressors in the 1930s and window units in the 1950s. Yet while these ...

patriotism

Culture; American culture

A nation of immigrants might be expected to manifest considerable fragmentation and widespread expression of ethnic or regional loyalties, rather than vociferous declarations of love of country; ...

downsizing

Culture; American culture

A nicer way of saying “lay-offs,” emphasizing corporate/stockholder health and competition rather than the human cost of lost jobs, even within an expanding economy Downsizing has been touted as a ...

lawn/yard

Culture; American culture

A patch of well-tended and mown grass in front of the house became the ornament of American homes after the Civil War—present even in cities, but reaching new dimensions in suburban development. ...

Voudou

Culture; American culture

A religion with origins in West Africa, practiced in the Americas due to the large-scale displacement of Africans during the slave trade. Voudou thus combines elements of Roman Catholicism and native ...

Attica uprising

Culture; American culture

A riot which broke out at Attica prison, near Buffalo, New York, on September 9, 1971. The immediate cause was a rumor that inmates had been beaten, but the underlying unrest was caused by the ...

Black Power

Culture; American culture

A slogan popularized, though not created, by Stokely Carmichael during the James Meredith march through Mississippi in 1966. Black Power became the dominant ideology of the black movement throughout ...