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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motels

Culture; American culture

While American hotels cater to various urban needs, their locations and facilities scarcely fit automobile-driven families exploring continental highways. Early travelers found lodgings in ...

new journalism

Culture; American culture

Thomas Wolfe, one of its most famous practitioners, popularized the phrase in the 1960s, referring to a new style of non-fiction writing, the product of growing dissatisfaction with traditional ...

Las Vegas, NV

Culture; American culture

Soaring in neon exuberance over the hostile Southwestern desert, Las Vegas represents a fantasy of gambling, glamour and license to more than 30 million tourists annually Jobs created by this fantasy ...

gated communities

Culture; American culture

These often walled residential areas, concentrated in suburban America but also found in urban centers, have restricted access and complex social meanings. The main intention of gated communities is ...

Latino/as

Culture; American culture

The term “Latino” was introduced to differentiate from the label “Hispanic,” which is used in the United States to refer to individuals whose heritage is primarily from one or more Spanish-speaking ...

documentary

Culture; American culture

That film, television and video can record and transmit “real events” created their initial popularity. Despite the triumph of Hollywood and other narrative media, this realization also underpins a ...

Miami, FL

Culture; American culture

While Florida has marketed sun and beaches for generations, no other area has distilled this into the jazzy cosmopolitan styles of Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and other nearby communities ...