Shaping American Culture

This culture is not restricted to only the Europe where it originated from but can also be seen in far and wide across the globe. There are feature which enable the learners to understand better what characterize western civilization and include; literary, artistic, legal themes, philosophic and the traditions. Christianity was also part of western civilization because they introduced it to other parts of the world during those times when religion was done by natives and how they understood it well. In the process the masters ensured that the converts adhered to the foreigner’s way of life in those countries.

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 United States of America is a great nation, full of dreams and diversity. America is known as the land as freedom and is the number one growing nation. However, what has shaped America to make it the way it is? Immigration, technology and the new deal are little things that has changed and shaped America's culture and identity. The US has been through a lot of immigration stages which has add to America's culture and society. America was not only shaped by its culture and diversity, technology has also been an achievement that the USA has been proud of. More and more technological advancements have shaped and changed how we live our live. Thus shaping society and our identity of who we are. After the great depression, the new deal has made a big difference to the world. Without it america would be shaped completely different from what it is now.

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.

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.

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

Americans have always held a close connection and fascination with the American Founding Fathers who se the foundation for American values. Their work is idealized for being the beginning of what is considered “American”. These founding principles of American culture, ideology, and society have become glorified in modern American culture. A rise in political scandal and a shift in cultural values that is affection legislation has called into question whether America is still following her founding principles. The fault of this question stems from the value each citizen places in American ideals and the manipulation of how American history is preserved.

Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was born on January 20, 1930 in New Jersey. He and Armstrong were both young men when they joined NASA. Both young men went to college and finished all of the necessary courses needed to enroll into the facility. “Buzz” had one of the most successful space walks in the world. He was in space for 5 hours before being returned to the planet. Buzz like Armstrong like to do

Culture is something that defines what society is and how it will act. As a result of this cultures will evolve and shift over time. This evolution of culture is encouraged, a culture that is stagnant and not changing is one that will ultimately die and fade away. However since this evolution is caused by humans, it is an imperfect evolution and as a result harmful elements come to be integral parts of society. As stated in “Evolving Ideals of Male Body Image as Seen Through Action Toys” we can identify one of the negative results of this evolution is the drive to perfect one's image so that it will match that of the stated “standard”. This essay goes into great detail about how action figures of male

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.

"Our great nation was founded on the lofty principles of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and guaranteed representation. In this modern day and age, these principles still stand as the bedrock foundation of our society, and their preservation is essential to the health of our union. The America of today is a far cry from that of yesteryear, but some things remain the same, each individual, no matter their financial standing or social status, has the right to say their piece in the public square, and in turn, have their piece be heard by those who deem fit to hear it.

In consideration of the current cultural shift in the US, the impact of education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance cannot be overlooked. According to Wilson, (2014), the impact of cultural diversity on education and vice versa can be maximized for the benefit of the learners. While any institution and educational system have increasingly incorporated new strategies and concerted efforts towards formulating and implementing strategies and systems geared at cultivating cultural diversity and leveraging college affirmative action. While the author intended to analyse the purposeful incorporation of diversity efforts within post secondary system-wide and institutional strategic plans, the author mainly focused on institutional

I think that they reason that we as American are not doing this is because we are stuck in the way that we have always done this. America culture has been building and developing for years and it going to be hard to change. We have an idea of how a family is supposes to be like and we have based our policy around that. It hard for American to change something that they have been accustom to their whole life. I believe that America has not progress that far yet to where we can have rules like that. It also has never been the main talk in America society. It seems that American do not place a lot of value and attention on this topic and seem to focus on other thing like the economy. It seems that every time we approach the topic of single mother

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.

All institutions within society facilitate communication, and in that way, they all contribute to the creation, spread, and evolution of culture (Crouch, 2008). When Christians speak of engaging with culture it usually means consuming culture with discernment. We teach one another how to analyze and evaluate culture in its myriad forms. The only way to change culture is to create more of it” (Crouch, 2008, p. 66) This is right and important. We are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds so we are not