An American Culture Analysis

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.

Moving on from the strong legislation Mr. Lee put into place to allow Singapore to get independence, stringent laws were also part of how Mr. Lee helped Singapore overcome some of its disadvantages. Every westerner in current times has heard of the absurd laws aimed at making Singapore being overly clean. Chewing gum was banned in 1992 because vandals disrupted public transport systems by sticking their gum on the doors of trains. This became more of a disadvantage as citizens could no longer chew gum nor bring food and drinks onboard any public transport network that was and till today is still commonly used by 70% of Singapore’s population. Adding to the chewing gum ban, Singapore imposed heavy fines on people who littered and contributed to pollution. Yet this law, which was put

How does one define American culture? Is it the freedom and equality? The mixed religions and races? Is it a compilation of all cultures of the world? All of these qualities do define American culture. Although the nation’s forefathers established the cultural roots of the United States of America, its culture has changed over time. American culture is something unique and highly dynamic. The American culture developed as a result of immigrant settlers from all points of the world bringing in their own culture to this nation. The diversity, both culturally and ethnically, comprise the nation, but at what point does all this diversity become a problem? America’s cultural identity of freedom, equality, and diversity could soon be modified to the extreme by a massive influx of new immigrants who could become the majority of the nation. America, known for its cultural diversity, is on the verge of losing its cultural identity due to lack of restrictions with regards to immigration, the nation’s accommodating mentality towards immigrants and their culture, and racial stereotype inclination among people in the country.

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.

The fact that the interviewee grew up in a loving family justified some of the interviewee’s behaviors. Since his childhood, the interviewee was taught the importance of preserving his heritage. The fact that the interviewee’s father remained married to his mother until he died a few years ago seemed to be of great importance to the interviewee.

My husband became very busy with his studies. He spent most of his time in the library while I was taking care of our apartment and our children. After two months, I became pregnant with my daughter. I was very bored sitting at home and I had the same feeling when I went outside because I could not speak even a single English word beyond numbers. Therefore, I was not able to stay alone at home for the whole day, particularly when my kids went to school; nor was I able to go out, mostly because of my limited English. While I was in this dilemma, I got to know an African American girl who drove my kids to school daily. She was the first American girl that I met. She was like a third gift to me. Fortunately,

American Day was held in the last day of September. Students and teachers were asked to dress up in red, blue, or white, which represent the color of the Star-Spangled Banner. In the morning, teachers told the students about unique American cultures such as Hip-Hop music, American football, fast food industry and so on. All these topics are the absolute pinnacles of American culture. The most exciting part for students was group games. Each teacher organized a small group of students to play games on the playground which emphases the importance of teamwork and the ability to respond in a short time. In the afternoon, students chose from highly recommended American movies by the teachers: Pirates of the Caribbean, The Imitation Game, The Secret

It is so exciting when a student finds out they are going to go to another county to attend school. They think about all the fun they will have making new friends and seeing new things. They make plans and see movies that will help prepare them for their new country. Sometimes this is helpful and sometimes it is not helpful. One student from my country watched movies and bought the clothes that would make him fit into American culture but he had watched vacation movies from the 1950s and was stuck wearing plaid shorts and Hawaiian shirts and plastic sandals all fall semester. He warned his friends to wait until they get to their school to buy clothes like everyone else is wearing. This was good advice but not every bit of good advice

“A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment.” These are the wise words of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations. Thus, there are a set of tangible criteria to help determine the development of a country, of which economic criteria tend to dominate, with indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as other social and security needs of the people, with the recent Human Development Index (HDI) which measures overall well-being of the people. So, with the recent phenomenon of globalization becoming ever more widespread in our society today, there is no doubt that it has impacts, both positive and negative, on the development of Singapore as

I used to live(5) in Istanbul. I had never thought about live in another country. I had(1) a great life in there. I had a job in public, my all family members lives in there, and I had my own house. Moreover, I was studying(2) my master’s degree. I was pleased with my decisions.That was the life which I had wanted(3) when I was in college. after I met with my husband, my whole life changed.when we met first, I had not had any plans with him for future. After I fell in love with him, I decided to move to the USA. Even though I thought about moving to the USA would be temporarily for me, we changed our plans about future. We are going to live in Houston longer than I expect.

Often in the case of anthropology people like to view the extreme sides of the field; either popular culture, typically seen in the United States, or remote locations only impacted by their local folk culture. In Return to Laughter, Lauren Bohannon, or her nom de plume Elenore Smith Bowen, experiences the latter as she leaves the comfort of her first world culture to spend time with the Tiv tribe in Western Africa. The Tiv is a group that lives quite differently from what Bowen is used to. They live very communally and as team, everyone contributing to the collective betterment of the group, base their entire economy on agriculture, and use witchcraft as a way of maintaining social order. Bowen even remarks witchcraft surprised her when she writes, “despite my training I had thought these people would differ only by externals of dress and custom… I had willfully closed my eyes to all but obviously superficial differences. (Bowen 1964: 144) Witchcraft proves to be at the cornerstone of Tiv culture and forces Bowen to reevaluate herself, her ethnographic method, and what it means to be a real anthropologist.

Of course, culture has a huge role in how we are brought up. This falls into the nature vs nurture idea that we discussed in previous weeks. I'm completely aware that this is something that has developed in our culture and others similar to it. Although, we can still see some division within our own country. Say you go to the southern United States, the people there aren't going to take as kindly to a woman doing, say a construction job, or any other job that is primary done by men, but if you go to say New York or California there may still be some division, but I don't feel it would be as harsh. The same goes for the entire gay marriage movement, I'd imagine the southern states wouldn't take as kindly to it as they would in some of the more

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.

Another negative social impact is that they reinforce prejudices about immigrants in certain quarters. The way of living of some foreigners leads to the locals becoming upset over. For example, talking loudly in public, spitting and being unhygienic are some of the habits that Singaporeans find themselves uncomfortable with. This is especially so for the lowly skilled workers who forget that they are in a developed country and behave the way they do in their villages or homes. For example, the Straits Times covered new about social problems brought about by foreign workers. Many locals respondents mentioned things like workers getting heavily drunk at night and chatting away loudly at the void decks of Housing Development Board (HDB) flats. They also complained of workers talking loudly on their mobile phones on public transport and the more severe problem was that many locals felt that foreign workers like to stare at females. Anger has erupted over such problems leading to a misunderstanding of locals and foreigners. Locals try to stay away from foreigners. Thus there is a communication barrier between locals and some foreigners due to such social problems that arise.

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