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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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miniseries
Culture; American culture
Popular television format since the 1970s, involving 4–15 hours of narrative, somewhere between one-time specials and regular series. Miniseries offer flexible responses to market trends (including ...
Portland and Salem, OR
Culture; American culture
Portland and Salem lie approximately 47 miles apart in Oregon (Pacific Northwest). Salem is the state capital. Portland, the largest city in the state, has become known as a progressive center for ...
postmodernism
Culture; American culture
Postmodernism is a loose term for a variety of movements that arose within the art world and the university as separate responses to two different understandings of the term “modern”: modernity and ...
New Hollywood
Culture; American culture
Post-studio, end-of-the-millenium Hollywood since the 1970s belongs to a new industrial structure. Film is not the only product; the new Hollywood has become home to expanded mass entertainment ...
small-town ideals
Culture; American culture
Post-war growth overwhelmed small towns but never erased their symbolic appeal. Small towns began losing residents in the 1920s, but postwar educational opportunities lured still more, and younger, ...
menopause
Culture; American culture
Postwar women can expect to live as much as one-third of their lives after menopause—a longevity that has stimulated reconceptualizations of “the change.” Once a source of shame, the menstrual cycle ...
junk food
Culture; American culture
Potato chips, candy, popcorn and other snacks are recognized by most Americans as high-calorie foods based on fat, salt and sugar. Yet obsessive snacking is part of American daily mobility Use of ...
