Tradition In American Culture

Culture is a shared set of values and norms between certain groups of people. These values and norms are unconsciously presented in the interactions and communications of the cultural group, which they do on a daily basis. Therefore, the behavior of people on different occasions would reflect their culture in a way or the other. I had the fortunate experience of attending a Thanksgiving lunch with a few American friends of mine last year. It turned out to be a warm and culturally rich experience, which showed a great vision about the cultural values and norms of the Americans, and how they celebrate the occasion of Thanksgiving.

Since the Christian religion was a large and prominent force in the everyday life in the average person in the 17th and 18th century, the Bible was a large influence in how the woman was seen in society as it says, “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church…” (Ephesians 5:22-23, 33). The Bible is that the woman was ruled by her husband, that she didn’t even have her own head, and cannot think for herself because it was expected by the very faith that she must submit to her husband. The Holy Book also says that the woman was created from the rib of the man, which it is known now as completely preposterous, so it implies that the woman is inferior to man because she was created from man, because heaven forbid that any evidence point towards that it is man that came from a woman.

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.

From the earliest starting point of the early Christian church, beginning with Jesus, women were important to the movement. When Paul started his preacher development, women were essential in communities. The various leveled religious philosophy has put women under the man's power in the congregation, in marriage, and somewhere else. Truly, it has barred ladies

There is no mistaking slavery is one of the oldest and most evil practices condoned by humanity. Its very nature goes against every document stating that all men are equal therefore sharing equal rights. Pertaining to the United States it is one of the darkest, most unfathomable forms of labor permitted. Not only did it take away the commons rights of freedom, it also dehumanizes those who bound to it, being seen as simply livestock in a herd or property that could

Cultural tradition is how humans differ from other species and shows a form of a higher thought process. In different parts of the world we can see the variation of cultures we have. Not all cultures and cultural traditions have made it to the present and we don’t know which will still be around in the future. These “lost” cultures and cultural traditions are typically remembered with a sense of a sorrow because they are not with us anymore. One of the various causes of cultural tradition loss is by new groups of people inhabiting or influencing the location of where these cultural traditions are seen, used, and practiced. Influences can be on the physical space, languages, and religious practices. The new groups of people, in this case, are immigrants that are coming into different states both by choice and by necessity.

However today’s society varies in many ways. While most of America remains to be Christian the society tends to be much more open to individual religious beliefs. While some do still abide by the bible we are a lot more aware of the variation of situations. In 1920 women gained the right to vote. Now gaining the right to high positions of authority. While some women believe to not be valued equally is debatable things have definitely changed.  Thus while

Many cultures are recognized in the United States, the question is where did they all come from?, and how does integration of cultural choices influence today 's culture? To understand this you have to understand history. The people of today, their ancestors, have all migrated to different places throughout the united states so you could say that we are all immigrants. Many cultures are rather similar to others because they have migrated from the same parts of the world, but yet some show a major contrast from one another. Traveling to another country, state, or even neighborhood in your city, there may be a culture shock. Culture shocks open your eyes to what 's different, but with the culture shock you have a chance to explore these

If one were to look up ‘skyclad’ in a dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, for example, they would find the definition to be “Naked (used especially in connection with modern pagan ritual)”. Linguists believe that the word’s origins derive from the Sanskrit word Digāmbara, which is a foremost sect of Jainism, in which the believers or followers did not believe in the ownership of property and, therefore, did not wear clothing. The word Digāmbara in Sanskrit has an English translation literally meaning ‘sky-clad’. Though the word’s origin has not been absolutely substantiated, the world’s popular, reliable and most credited dictionaries seem to conjecture that it is exceedingly likely Digāmbara.

After reading the chapter and your summary of the chapter, I think more about rituals. Everyone has different things that they do in order to make sure that their culture remains the same. In the American culture a lot people brag about their accomplishments and feel as though they have to prove something to others, in order to be accepted and to feel superior to others. Everyone wants a pat on the back and some form of gratitude or congratulations for their accomplishments or their good deeds. The Bushmen remind me of how I was brought up. I was always told that I should have nothing to prove to others and that when I do something for others that I should do it in secret. It is rude to broadcast your accomplishments. In my family that is bragging

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.

Religion has shape the way we think about gender roles and society as it has a long-lasting justification for why men would have higher positions than women in society. Gender roles have been answer by religion and have given males the justification to have dominate women and see them as subordinate. Belief systems that emerged during the classical era made roles in society a certain that those are the roles destined for them as it is answered by supernatural forces. That gives justification and answer for why those roles are given to males and females. Supernatural forces choose to make males the dominate force and women subordinates. The justification given by religion of women being subordinates gave males control over women and was used as a tool to control females in society and give rights to males that women are subjected to them and is still used to justify the inequality of women to this day.

When people think of missions, they think its missioners going out to help the poor by giving them money, food, or something materialistic. Missionary’s primary goal should be to bring honor to God. Missions are not just providing materialistically but it’s a way to grow relationally. We aren’t meant to bring out the great potential in God’s creation, by being relational to our selves, with others, and with the rest of creation for we all have a broken in spirit.

The position that women have in religious scripture has given them a lesser spot in society. When God created a man it made sense to create his partner, the female. Because the man is created first and then the women from his rib, the female gender in religious scripture has been discriminated on. This is shown in the various books of the Old and New Testaments, teachings of Jesus Christ, and the Qur’an. First, the Old Testament illustrates women as the corrupter of men. Next, the teachings of Jesus show more equality among genders even though the New Testament does not. Finally, the Qur’an depicts women as having a subservient role to men allowing men to take advantage.

Slavery has been practiced since the beginnings of civilization, and most likely even before that. It has been a factor in the economy of many societies and states up to our present times. Throughout history, there have been people who attempted to justify slavery. While many of them did so purely out of self-interest, in order to continue a barbaric trade, some historical philosophers, such as Aristotle, sought to justify slavery from the best intentions.