Habits In America

The question to whether we should buy strictly American made products has been around for a long time many people think it’s a good idea and many think it’s a bad idea. I think that we should buy strictly American made products because if we start making these products our self it could open up more jobs for Americans to fill and it could help to drop the unemployment rate. It has been stated by Roger Simmermaker that “In just the last 10 years the United States has lost out on approximately 2 trillion dollars in cumulative trade deficits with china alone”(Simmermaker 1). That is money that we the Americans could have profited from if we would just make the products ourselves and buy from other

Domestic Manners of Americans is one of the most hard-hitting, successful novels written by Frances Trollope, displaying themes scattered throughout the book about the United States as seen from a different perspective, from the eyes of a tourist. Frances Trollope resides from England, and in 1827 she made the decision to embark on a journey to America, to see if it really was the land of opportunity. She left with her three children and set off leaving her normal life, and her husband, behind her. What she hoped to find in America was a new life, a new experience, and what she found was a country that was struggling to see the incredible number of problems it held. Slavery, social injustice toward women, and the misuse of religion are all addressed in the novel by Frances Trollope, and she refrains from censoring herself to make sure that it is evident that the United States is not the ‘Land of the Free’ that Americans think it is.

Habit as defined in Webster’s as a: a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance b : an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary (Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online, 2011). Behavior is the manner of conducting oneself or anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation. In everyday life habits are formed and intertwined with ones behavior. People are often associated with the way they behave

Have you ever thought about those little words in fine print that tell you where a product was made? How about the last time you put tires on your car? Before you made a decision on the purchase did you stop and ask where the tires are made? Probably not! You heard the only words you wanted to hear....good and cheap! When did we stop caring about where a product is made or did we ever? Why would this matter anyway and what importance is of it? Some may argue that free trade and imports give us purchasing power. They believe cheaper goods results in more money in our pocket to buy other goods. That theory is a farce with little to no data to support it. Buying American made supports job growth, the environment and human rights.

Beginning in the 1950s, the culture of the American people transitioned from a period of differing personalities and work patterns during World War II into a decade of strict conformity common to American society. The aftermath of the war created a postwar culture that pressured American society into adopting a lifestyle of middle class affluence. American people that aspired to this ideal typically went through school, married their high-school sweetheart, obtained a middle class job, produced many children, and grew old and died. Although many American citizens were conditioned to follow these cultural norms, a group of counterculture activists, including the “Beatnik culture,” arose in this time of social conformity. J.D. Salinger, a

American companies and their products, have increasingly been pursed to be manufactured abroad. This however is one of the biggest discrepancies we confront within our economy. Although many businesses argue this is beneficial in order for them to turn a higher profit and be successful, the National Labor Committee thinks otherwise. Outsourcing has become one of the leading factors in product recalls, exploitation of workers, and a major contributor to the unemployment statistics in the US.

Any person who observes an Amish community may catch a glimpse of a lifestyle that looks as if it adheres to no modicum of logic. Why would a whole group of people choose to live without the technology that makes life so much easier? The answer is simple and uncomplicated; cultural preservation. The Amish are culturally aware of themselves, and as such have put forth the effort to sustain their traditions and way of life for hundreds of years (Kraybill, 2001). The further technology advances in the world outside of the Amish

David Autor speaks about how the United States is not importing anything that we cannot produce but goods we cannot produce as cheaply as China. In the third Podcast titled “UBI in action, and the need for full employment”

You walk into a store pick up items  and read its tag wait what does it say the three words any american hopefully hates to see "made in China." It might say "made in mexico" But it probably won't ever say "made in USA." It use to never be this way decades ago. You ask why do you even care it means cheaper product's. Well i do care because your taking business away from american companies because your to cheap to spend the extra money to get an actually well manufactured product.

This is a cause of the social problems seen in the America today because by mass producing production in other nations there are lost opportunities to provide jobs and stimulate the local economy. These cheaper products led to larger profit margins and an “‘unprecedented number of mergers in the manufacturing sector,” resulted in wealth becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few” (addressing

A lecture was conducted at the Duke University by Chris Yura, who is the founder and president of the company called SustainU. SustainU is a company that recycles fabrics to manufacture apparel. Additionally, the manufacturing of the apparel for the company happens entirely in the United States. One of the main purposes of not offshoring the production of the goods is to bring jobs back to the American people. More specifically Yura notes that less than 2% of American clothing is currently made in the USA. This differs greatly compared to 1997, wherein 40% of American clothing was manufactured within our nation. The reason for the radical decrease in local production was due to offshoring and outsourcing, where American companies could manufacture their goods overseas and pay less for the production costs. While that is one benefit to maximizing the company’s profit margin, this took a lot of jobs away from American people. Yura notes that there are many advantages to manufacturing within the USA, such as quicker turn around

According to the article “Restoring American Competitiveness” by Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih, the United States industries have worn down competition through the damages from outsourcing manufacturing. There are several issues that have caused serious problems to the U.S. economy, which are the decline of trade due to shortage of innovation and competition, lack of funding for research and development by government and businesses, and poor financial decisions made by management for outsourcing. There are several recommendations that the government and business executives can do to rebuild U.S. industries.

The top three bad habits of Americans include indulging, smoking, and watching tv. The first bad habit of Americans is indulging. Indulging includes overspending on materials someone wants rather than needs, overeating, and even overusing materials. This habit led to studies that have proven Americans to be one of the top obese, and materialistic country. The second bad habit is smoking, which includes socially smoking, and addictive smoking of cigarettes and other substances. In America, there is an estimated 42.1 million adults smoking cigarettes leading to 480,000 smoking-related deaths a year. The last bad habit of Americans is watching tv. Watching tv and playing videogames are great entertainment for rainy days, but Americans alone watch

A "pattern for" behavior that is normally stressed by Americans is personal space especially when comparing our cultures to other cultures of the world that are heavily populated like Asia. People claim they are considerate of other's person space, but I've noticed on several occasions that people aren't. I've been at the grocery store and while I was paying for my food and I literally had to cover up the key pad so the customer behind me wouldn't see my pin number being entered. This happens very often in public settings such as: food fast places and grocery stores. I believe people aren't aware of their "pattern of" behavior due to our fast paced society. It increases people's lack of patience therefore, they feel the need to stand directly

Domestic manufacturers in the US have lost market share to imports, which increased from 45.8% of domestic demand in 2010 to 50.8% in 2015 (Isakowitz, 8), The penetration of imports is in part because of the low labor costs provided by offshoring. Increased production costs have