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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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physics
Culture; American culture
Simply: physics is the study of the physical universe. From the puzzling quantum world of the very small to the majestic motion of galaxies; from the wonderland world of the very fast to the almost ...
Russia
Culture; American culture
Since 1917, relations between Russia (or the Soviet Union) and the United States have been marked by extraordinary hostility occasionally tempered by periods of cooperation. The US refused to ...
old age
Culture; American culture
Since 1945, new medical techniques have extended active life for many Americans, while the proportion of older people in the population has increased and earlier systems of elder care have eroded. ...
welfare/welfare reform
Culture; American culture
The American income maintenance system is in reality a patchwork of programs aimed at different populations and financed and administered by federal, state and local governments. Further, it is ...
sociology
Culture; American culture
Sociology as a field of study focuses on the interactions of individuals, groups and organizations within a social structure. The discipline of sociology has always been shaped by the political and ...
judiciary
Culture; American culture
The American common law system contains a complex array of federal, state and local courts with exclusive and overlapping jurisdictional powers. Each state has a separate, comprehensive judiciary ...
McCarthyism
Culture; American culture
The anti-communist movement associated with Joseph McCarthy was underway well before his election to the Senate in 1946. Though the American government had long worked to obstruct the presence of ...
