American Culture And Its Impact On American Society

The Hispanic population is the fastest growing immigrant and minority population in the United States, due to its close proximity to the American border. “They currently make up about 15 percent of the U.S. population, and this figure is projected to nearly double to 29 percent by 2050 if current demographic trends continue (Passel, 2008)”. Having such a diverse Hispanic population residing together in the United States has created a unique sub-culture that has intertwined their beliefs and customs into our American way of life. Everyone that comes to this country comes for their own reasons but for many, the determination is to provide a better

As many immigrants arrive in the United States of America and begin to call it “home”, comparisons between such immigrants are certainly inevitable. In particular, the U.S. Hispanic population gives more room for such comparisons since their cultures and traditions are very similar. Most of their similarities stem from a common Spanish heritage. However, there is a lot more to being Hispanic than just speaking Spanish or eating rice and beans. What most people do not understand is that there are also many differences amongst Hispanics and that, most of all, there are many differences between people born and raised in Hispanic countries and people born and raised in the United

1. How can an understanding of the complexities of culture help us make sense of the day-to-day world which we live? Give an example from your life to illustrate your answer.

American culture has been referred to as a “melting pot.” Different cultures have added their own distinct aspects to society, making America a diverse country. Despite the plethora of cultures, certain norms, mores, and folkways are evident in American society. These ideas are vital to the function and stability of America. They provide guidelines for what is acceptable and not. In virtually every society, there are people who engage in deviant behavior and do not abide by the values that the rest of society follows. Theorists have debated if people are socialized into acting this way and if it is a social or personal problem. The sociological study of culture focuses on norms, mores, and folkways.

Hispanics in the United States have a history rooted for centuries. Many different cultures make up this group dubbed ‘Hispanics’, each with their own identity, culture, and struggles. However, they do group together in a common fight to gain a more stable and positive foot hold in the U.S.

Hispanic/Latino individuals and families living in the U.S. have faced multiple injustices and inequities in the Latino community such as being victims of deportation operations, Immigration, Economic inequality, and negative stereotypes. Living in an atmosphere full of negative stereotypes affecting the Hispanic population in which they encounter and face countless racial prejudices issues. In some cases it leads to discrimination where the Latino community is being taken advantage of by not speaking the language of English and not being able to defend them because they’re afraid they will be deported. Also, Hispanics tend to not understand people that speak English that are purposely trying to take advantage of Hispanics.

American Lore is just like any other lore it has myths, legends, and fairy tales, but American lore shows the history of America and how we live today, with a twist to the story. With Legends, myths, and fairy tales it expresses the way americans think and how creative we can be to come up with these stories from things that could actually happen. Legends are based on historical facts Myths are based on religion and gods and goddesses. Fairy Tales are made believe not real, includes special creatures. Tall tales and legends are more based in American lore and is heavily based on history and the many traditional stories that are spread from generation to generation. American lore is based on, “power social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources. Achievement which is a personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards . Hedonism pleasure or sensuous

In Generations of Exclusions, Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz found original material from a survey conducted in 1965. They decided to gather the information and try to locate the original respondents to interview them again and their children as well. The authors wanted to investigate to what extent Mexican Americans are assimilating into U.S. society over generations. In this book, the authors give a historical background of Mexican Americans, share their results from the continued project and provided their conclusions.

Latino immigrants have always had many obstacles when coming into the United States, the difference between the American and the Latin cultures is what has caused a huge hurdle that immigrants have found hard to overpass. This obstacle has caused many generations to go through cultural assimilation. Mize et al. (2012) explain that cultural assimilation is the adaptation of immigrants to unfamiliar cultural patterns, which include language and the value systems of other cultures. In order for immigrants to be successful in another country, which is not of their origin; they need to learn how to assimilate to their new homes. Immigrants have learned that they need to adapt in order to get to experience new opportunities and also to learn from new cultures that are not theirs (Mize et al., 2012). Immigrants have learned that they are not leaving behind their own believes and norms, but mixing their norms, this gives them the opportunity to create and mix their culture with the new. Cultural assimilation can be hard to achieve because in one hand it is important to change in order to live within a different culture, but on the other hand it is important for a person to maintain their identity regardless of where they live. At times immigrants find it difficult to achieve a balance and for many families it is a struggle over generations. There are different levels of assimilation, some immigrants come to the

America has always been a nation of immigrants. Over our history, generations of immigrants seeking a better life for themselves and their families have come to this country and made it what it is today. Our country has a lot of races such as Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans and many others. I am Hispanic. Being Hispanic has its advantages because we have the opportunities to practice our own culture that it is enriched with wonderful traditions and the American culture as well. Another privileged of being Hispanic is being bilingual. Knowing two languages can help us advance in the workplace. When it comes to social class, Hispanic are at the lowest rung of the social ladder. We do not have a lot of saying when it comes to politics. We are consider the largest minority group in the United Sates, but yet all Hispanics are considered to be a low social class. On the other hand, being Hispanic has its disadvantages we get stereotype a lot. Many people argue that Hispanics take jobs away, but it is not true. We have only taken the hard labor jobs such as agriculture; basically, the jobs that no one else will do. According Pew Hispanic Center (2012) more than a quarter of a Hispanics [immigrants] are janitors, 350,000 are maids and housekeepers, and 300,000 are groundskeepers. Despite this, many backbreaking jobs Hispanics perform at low wages provide goods and services to all Americans. We, Hispanic, are known for our willingness to work hard for our families. Our culture is very family oriented. We tend to help our own members and work hard for their best interest. Being Hispanic has taught that I have keep working hard to reach my goals and never give up no matter what people think about

In order to effectively analyze cultural differences and power struggles that were demonstrated on the macro and micro level, one must understand the environmental dimensions that were associated with the target population. The dominant American culture often unconsciously ignored the cultural differences with the inferior group that was shared in their environment. As the dominant culture, it is always important to be culturally competent and familiar with the non-dominant culture morals and beliefs. Comparatively, the individuals psychological and spiritual dimensions that were influenced by the social behavioral perspective on the micro level, were associated with their target population.

The shaping of any culture requires adaptation to their environment and its problems, such as economical, social and geographical, and the learning from these in order for their culture to live by and survive. The Christian Church would prove the most important in shaping a new European religious civilization. In as much as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam undergirded civilizations in Asia and Africa, Christianity served as the basic unifying force that held together the new European civilization. (Sivers 2015) This process entails having the ability of shaping ones behavior in order to survive and have this same behavior passed onto the following generations.

The Spanish language and Hispanic culture has influenced many elements that constitute the United States. Through a PowerPoint presentation, Teea Dorsey and I plan to reflect on the implications of the Spanish language and presence of Hispanics in the US. I believe that a PowerPoint presentation is the best way to present the knowledge we have gained throughout the semester because it allows our audience to have a visual reference while we speak in more depth about our project. We will discuss the importance of the Spanish language in the US by exploring subjects of identity, Hispanic influences in Texas, the bilingual advantage, and other Hispanic influences in addition to the future impact of Spanish in the US. We will demonstrate our intercultural

American culture refers to the traditions and practices of the people of the United States. Culture comprises of the nature of buildings, religion, music language and marriage. The population of the United States is more than 320 million people making it the most culturally diverse country in the globe. Books such as Crabgrass Frontier, Manifest Destination and Muscular Christianity are important sources of information about American culture. This paper is a reflection on the methods that these books use in providing information about the evolution of the US culture. The paper examines the relationship between these three sources and ways they challenge or inform an understanding of the American society during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is an analysis of the efficiency of the issues tackled by these books in influencing the contemporary discourse surrounding American culture. The major argument of this paper is that Crabgrass Frontier, Manifest Destination and Muscular Christianity provide reliable information about the evolution of the US culture and they supplement each other through the use of relevant examples.

The United States of America being the third largest country in the world with more than 315 million inhabitants, consists of multicultural societies with ethnically diverse population. Since there are a lot of foreigners, the US culture has evolved in such a way accepting and tolerating other foreign cultures. US is very much influenced by protestant work ethics according to which people believe in themselves and their efforts to attain the goal of self-actualization and success. The rich diversity in the culture brought by foreigners, prevailing values of protestant ethics, hard work etc. have helped US to emerge as a superpower in the past years. Nearly every religion had its impact on US culture in one way or the other. The