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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Lutherans

Culture; American culture

The 8.3 million Lutherans in the United States trace their origin primarily to immigrants from Germany and the countries of Scandinavia. Originally organized along national and language lines, ...

Savannah, GA

Culture; American culture

This port and tourist center of 137,000 inhabitants often epitomizes the South in popular media (e.g. John Berendt’s 1994 bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil). Founded in 1733 by James ...

New Age

Culture; American culture

Umbrella term covering various mystical, quasimystical and pseudo-mystical aspects of modern American culture. The term dates back to the 1980s, although the ideas it covers are often older. Some New ...

race and ethnicity literature

Culture; American culture

The decisions about whether and how to generalize about the study of minority literature are complex because of the history of minorities in the US and the academic study of their literatures and ...

celebrity

Culture; American culture

Since the 1950s, many cultural commentators have noted that society’s heroes have been replaced by media celebrities. Jib Fowles (1992) believes celebrities fill a void in a contemporary urban ...

political science

Culture; American culture

The study of political relations between and within countries, political science covers topics as diverse as congressional committees in America, the development of cultural and political identities ...

Secretary of State

Culture; American culture

The Secretary of State is the Cabinet member responsible for US foreign policy. As such, the office is one of the most important posts in the United States government. The Secretary of State is one ...