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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violence and media

Culture; American culture

Since early this century debate has raged among American academics, parents, media producers, network officials, the FCC, the PTA and mentalhealth organizations about the effects of viewing violent ...

airports

Culture; American culture

While often the first experience of America for contemporary visitors and immigrants, airports provide ambivalent gateways to American cities. Sometimes monumental in architecture, like earlier ...

YMCA and YWCA

Culture; American culture

The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Christian Associations started in the late nineteenth century linked to the urban-settlement house movement. Aiding in the process of assimilating immigrants and ...

gardens

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The private garden has long been part of the American domestic ideal. Implicit in the “American dream” of a home with a white picket fence is the green lawn inside that fence. Individual gardens come ...

ghettos

Culture; American culture

The term “ghetto,” originating in the Jewish urban enclaves of Europe, was adapted to the urban ethnic communities in the US at the beginning of the twentieth century It found its most lasting ...

Southern Baptists

Culture; American culture

The Southern Baptist Convention represents a general organization of the 15.8 million members of 40,887 churches. Southern Baptist beliefs include freedom of religion, the priesthood of all believers ...

music and television

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The music industry and television have had a long relationship. Along with variety shows and MTV, network shows aimed at teenagers such as Shindig, Hullabaloo, American Bandstand and the stillrunning ...