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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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television talk shows
Culture; American culture
The talk show as a broad generic category is one of the oldest and more durable electronic media forms, with roots dating back to the early days of radio in the US. Quite simply talk shows are ...
Baltimore, MD
Culture; American culture
The “Charm City” dominates Chesapeake Bay and its waterfront recapitulates America’s urban transformation. From a Roman Catholic colonial refuge, Baltimore became a mercantile port, guarded by Ft ...
school uniforms
Culture; American culture
Used in many private schools, school uniforms are becoming increasingly popular in public schools across the country. Supported by President Bill Clinton in his 1996 State of the Union address, ...
municipal parks and playgrounds
Culture; American culture
The types and locations of municipal parks are as varied as those of the people who use them. They include ecological reserves, green spaces, beaches, cement slabs, sports fields and reclaimed ...
organized crime
Culture; American culture
The havoc wreaked by organized crime in the United States is usually thought to be intramural. Gangland killings and the occasional internecine war seem remote from the ordinary concerns of the ...
westerns of literature
Culture; American culture
The western occupies a permanent place in American literature, as it does in other media. The individualism of the American culture seems nowhere better captured than in stories of the cowboy—the ...
economics
Culture; American culture
The theoretical foundation for how people and firms make decisions about consumption and production of goods and services. Alfred Marshall, a noted economist, referred to economics as the “study of ...
