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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First Ladies

Culture; American culture

The wife of the president occupies a central but largely undefined role beyond ceremonial duties and expectations of help in campaigning, outreach and family life. Each First Lady has imposed her own ...

publishing

Culture; American culture

While traditionally seen as a “gentleman’s” profession marked by small, intimate production, intellectual values and high culture (except for some commercial presses), late twentieth century book ...

McDonald’s

Culture; American culture

Who hasn’t tasted one of the “Billions and Billions served?” The McDonald Brothers, who had founded a burger and barbeque joint, complete with carhops, in the 1930s, revamped their system in 1948 to ...

natural disasters/catastrophes

Culture; American culture

Two contradictory trends affected the impact of natural disasters on the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. On the one hand, thanks to advances in science and technology the ...

gender gap

Culture; American culture

Term coined in the 1980s to refer to the emergence of a significant women’s vote on specific issues and candidates. The 1980 election marked the first time that more women than men favored Democratic ...

advertising

Culture; American culture

The development of a mass society based on mass consumption depends on introducing the consumers to the product; this is done most effectively through advertising. Mass advertising made possible the ...

camping

Culture; American culture

The settling of the North American frontier led to a shift in the meaning of wilderness. While early accounts of the wilderness depicted it as dangerous and evil, the closing of the frontier led to a ...