Analysis Of American Culture: The Forgotten Beauty

As of recently, the media has been flooded with positive interpretations of beauty standards all over the world. According to various sources, beauty ideals, in women especially, are socially constructed in order to judge a person’s value based on physical attractiveness; therefore, it is highly encouraged that people pay attention to their looks and take care of themselves, in order for others to create a positive first impression of one’s character. It is no secret that beauty standards vary from one culture to the next and it is difficult to establish a universal principle of what is considered beautiful. Many countries’ ideals contrast one another and, as a result, allow for stereotypes to emerge. This is the case between American

Contemporary American culture is defined as common themes of political attitudes, religious beliefs and news events that lead trends during the present time. Today, we see contemporary American culture portrayed in many more ways than that. We see it through art, music, and literature. In literature, for example, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula Le Guin, contemporary American culture is portrayed throughout. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas represents contemporary American culture by portraying the exploitation of others, the symbolism of Americas political systems and oppression of the lower classes, and the lacking of moral responsibility.

Beauty is something that is found in every society around the world, many societies have different views on what beauty is and where you live in the world also alters what you personally define as beautiful. America is one of the most diverse societies in the world, mostly because of the country being a melting pot filled with so many varied cultures which causes a lot of cultural diffusion. When you have beauty, countless people think of the word perfection which many try to achieve with plastic surgery, dieting and cosmetics. That’s how various corporations have grown into billion dollar companies due to the population wanting to attain perfection or a better form of themselves.

In the story of Samir, he illustrates that globalization and local culture wrestle with each other to determine what people deem correct. In his account, Samir portrays the westernized medicine’s dominance over an indigenous Costa Rican medicine man. In addition, Samir highlights many benefits that globalization opens the door to. For example, globalization has opened him to other cultures and languages allowing him to become more understanding of other people and to notice a unity among all people (Culture and Globalization, n.d.).

here are many cultures here in America. Every day there is a possibility for a new culture to form and expands the diversity. Since, culture is huge in America it is divided into different categories. Coming from culture there are subcultures. Sub-cultures are groups that share in the overall culture of society but also maintain a distinctive set of values, norm, and lifestyle and even a distinctive language. There are also countercultures. Counterculture is groups whose values, interest, belief, and lifestyle conflict with those of larger culture. In sub-cultures and countercultures there are norms and values. Norms are shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act. Values are shared ideas about desirable goals. In America one example of a sub-culture is jocks and homeschoolers and white supremacists are examples of countercultures.

Since American society is based on lower, middle, and high classes, wealth is one of the major concerns. The United States is divided into a wide range of cultures. The majority of the cultures is made up of Caucasians and African Americans. “Whites alone made up 77.7 percent while blacks made up 13.2 percent of the population in 2013” (United States Census Bureau). Both of these races combined make up 90.9 percent of the United States population, and because of this, these two races will make up most of the workforce. With these two cultures being the majority of our society, why do they have such a wealth gap? The wealth gap is the most acute indictor of racial inequality. With the wealth gap persisting, there will be no post-racial

In the animal kingdom, animals find a mate for procreation on the basis of the Darwinian principle of Natural Selection. Whichever mate exudes the qualities that most represents the genes essential for survival get chosen. Thanks to evolution and our resultant powerful brains, humankind has lost many of its animal-like customs in favor of customs strictly seen in organisms with extremely developed brains. Beauty is a modification of this aforementioned animalistic instinct and a product of our hyperconscious brains. Now, beauty is a subjective taste that generally varies in small ways from person to person. The cause of such small variance in what would appear to be an extremely subjective matter is the prevalence and importance of societal values. Beauty, specifically among American men has been tailored to a certain mold in which the man has a muscular trim physique . The abundance of these muscular trim physique men in the media has made it a norm which American men feel forced to become, thus resulting in poor body image for those who cannot ascribe to such a standard as well as health detriments to those who try and or reject such a standard .

As of recent decades, feminists have begun to tackle the subject of beauty in American society. Hair, comestics, cosmetic surgery, all that which constitutes beauty practices and beauty culture are ubiquitous in contemporary American culture. Attending the subject of and issues related to beauty, feminists largely disagree. Their widespread disagreement has revealed a wealth of social and philosophical issues surrounding the subject. The variety of approaches to the pressing questions of beauty in our society has precluded a much sought-after single feminist position. It is clear that feminist authors disagree on a number of levels; from the nature of power to that of culture to that of human agency, feminists have differing and diverse understandings

The United States is made up of different cultural groups that often been Americanized, due to the cultural dominance. The dominant culture in a society is seen in a group of members that are the majority or has more power over other culture groups. American culture dominances is seen through their values. America is materialized culture; their culture is seen through the value American dream, style, food and political values. The diffusion of cultural dominance in America has been causing negative effect for other cultures. The dominant culture in America has been increasing and influencing other cultures ever since the 3rd agricultural revolution in the 19th century, it is seen through the way food is mainly process, the distribute and available to the people, and how food is mostly consume.

Important to note, one’s culture often dictates right from wrong, and not all societies agree with the view of modern American culture and traditions (Abu-Raiya, 2014). In truth, the America’s remains relatively young regarding established countries and at times, more morally conscious than many global territories (Armstrong, 2006). Still, preludes for sexual iconography seemingly continues to increase with the internet, and other media resources availabilities are rampantly saturating society with intimate expressions (Armstrong, 2006; Barker, 2011). Most unfortunate is how the above sources assist with the natural predatory nature of man. Glamorizing sexual indiscretions with a mercenary of illusionary imageries have many individuals pursuing different identities and unnatural sexual actives and favors.

The main reason the word beauty has been used to describe external features rather than internal ones, so much more in the recent years, is the media. The media has evolved into something extremely influential, and the most clear message people recive from this, is what they are supposed to look like. For instance, magazines often create young girls who believe that thin as paper models seen in any magazine are what they are supposed to look like. Also, another component adding to the superficial terms people have are the celebrities that we idolize who are coached to not have even one single hair out of place; all those celebrity’s with perfect skin, hair, and body have been accomplices in the media’s outrageous spread shallow opinions. The outcome of the media’s bar being set so high is people all around doing whatever necessary to preserve their physical appearance regardless of the effect it has on their health or bank accounts.

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In specifically America, the desire to be considered beautiful has taken over the lives of many individuals. The aspiration to be perfect comes from the immense pressure put on women by society. Individuals are trying to avoid the aging process by getting multiple plastic surgeries done in order to stay ¨beautiful¨ and ¨young¨. But does being beautiful mean that one has to alter the natural way they appear into something one is not? In our society today, this may perhaps prove to be valid. Everyday an ordinary person sees beautiful faces placed on billboards, magazine covers, television and the media. Even though in most cases photoshop is involved to alter one 's physical looks, women, young or old, feel discouraged and form a drive to

What is beauty? How do we decide who is attractive and who is not? Society is full of information telling us what is beautiful, but what fact is that information based on? The topic of beauty has been studied, analyzed and controversial for centuries. We all know the feeling you can have when you hear a beautiful song that brings joy to your heart, stand in a field of flowers that excites your eyes, or admire a face that is visually pleasing. As human beings, we are all drawn to beauty, but what is it that makes something beautiful? The controversial issue that surrounds beauty is that some believe that true beauty is defined by someone’s outer appearance, while others believe it is something that is experienced through a person’s

What is American culture? American culture is hard to describe because it’s so unlike any other country in the world. We are a nation of immigrants who fought for our independence and now have many freedoms that many other countries do not. You can worship whatever religion you want, get any job you want (as long as you put in the effort), and have the ability to express any opinions you may have. Although America is a nation greatly built on freedom we also have many other values that make us American. Fast Food Nation reveals how the fast food industry has affected America’s culture for the better and for the worse. It reveals that we’ve become a nation built on productivity, opportunities, and profits. Fast Food Nation depicts the hard working, the lazy, the fortunate, the unfortunate, the good, and the bad; despite all these different kinds of people, we all come together to make up the great nation known as the United States of America.