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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tennis

Culture; American culture

Once largely the preserve of white upper-class men and women, tennis has become popularized in the years following the Second World War, influenced by patterns of suburbanization, immigration and ...

baby boom/boomers

Culture; American culture

One generation above all others has felt it “owned” the American century. A legendary demographic blip that emerged with new suburban families after the Second World War has come to encompass those ...

millionaires/billionaires

Culture; American culture

One million dollars has long seemed the threshold of American plutocracy even if John D. Rockefeller passed the billion dollar mark in 1913. Yet Forbes magazine noted that in 1996 more than 110,000 ...

college campus

Culture; American culture

One of the emblems of college life in America, whether in cinema or admissions literature, has been the tree-shaded campus on whose broad lawns social life, sports and commencement foster community. ...

soccer

Culture; American culture

One of the fastest growing sports in the United States, both in terms of participation and spectatorship, largely owing to its appeal among women and girls who have been shut out of other ...

Haiti

Culture; American culture

One of the great “silences” in US history. Haiti sent volunteers to fight in the American Revolution, while the slaves’ defeat of Napoleon’s forces there allowed the United States to purchase the ...

Puerto Rico

Culture; American culture

One of the largest Caribbean islands between Florida and South America, Puerto Rico is still only 100 miles long and 33 miles wide, with a total area of 3,515 square miles. It contains extraordinary ...