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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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unabomber
Culture; American culture
Between 1978 and 1995, sixteen mail-bomb attacks were attributed to “the unabomber,” socalled because the victims were often associated with universities. Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his ...
refugees
Culture; American culture
Beyond those who immigrate via legal and illegal channels each year, 70,000–80,000 people also enter the United States as designated “victims” of political and other repressive conditions worldwide. ...
biodiversity
Culture; American culture
Biodiversity refers to the complexity of interactions among life forms and the environment, expanding conceptually on terms like ecosystem. The term has also taken on a strategic value as biologists ...
life cycles/rites of passage
Culture; American culture
Biological events and changes of human life are given social meanings through both private reflection and public actions in American culture. From rituals welcoming the birth of a child through the ...
contraception
Culture; American culture
Birth control has long been a contentious issue in the US. Indeed, despite decades of battles by advocates like Margaret Sanger to disseminate information, only in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) did ...
body piercing and tattoos
Culture; American culture
Body modification has existed around the world for centuries, but, in America, body piercing and tattooing rapidly shifted from a sign of subcultural membership to mainstream style. Although once ...
barns
Culture; American culture
Born as utilitarian farm structures to shelter livestock, cure tobacco and store hay grain and machinery barns have matured into coveted residential architecture. Classified stylistically as German, ...
