American society is founded on the ideal that America is a place of refuge for all those who seek a place to express themselves freely as individuals as protected by the Bill of Rights. Many people would assume that these would create a society that either tolerates or accepts multiple diverging cultures, ideas, and religions. However, the majority of news reports from FOX and CNN would enjoy every opportunity to emphasize on the fractures and dysfunctions of our society where some Americans worry more about their perceptions of the actions of other Americans and the impact they have the society on both the macro and micro scales instead of laying aside their personal judgments to seek understanding where the other person is coming from and
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On the contrary, this ideal implies that the majority of the members of a society would tolerate all other parts of the society and attempt to meld to create a fully American culture. Some people argue that the melting pot ideal is outdated and prefer the salad bowl ideal to represent American society; from this perspective, each individual maintains their cultural background of the country they hail from and honors other individuals’ heritage with an understanding that where we came from does not define an individual unless he or she allows it to. Personally, neither of these fits my view of American society, I would counter that America is a representation of neither the melting pot ideal or the salad bowl ideal but as attributes of each. On one hand, the melting pot ideal would require everyone to dive deep into the popular culture and separate from the culture of their heritage; this might be done some of the way or all the way. This perspective would be adequate if each individual would be willing to sacrifice some to all of their heritage backgrounds. On the other hand, the salad bowl ideal demands that the background of each individual be kept at the forefront and it would create more categorization or stereotypes of other heritages or races. America is filled with people who are on one side or the other and individuals who are somewhere in between the two ideals.
On the contrary, this ideal implies that the majority of the members of a society would tolerate all other parts of the society and attempt to meld to create a fully American culture. Some people argue that the melting pot ideal is outdated and prefer the salad bowl ideal to represent American society; from this perspective, each individual maintains their cultural background of the country they hail from and honors other individuals’ heritage with an understanding that where we came from does not define an individual unless he or she allows it to. Personally, neither of these fits my view of American society, I would counter that America is a representation of neither the melting pot ideal or the salad bowl ideal but as attributes of each. On one hand, the melting pot ideal would require everyone to dive deep into the popular culture and separate from the culture of their heritage; this might be done some of the way or all the way. This perspective would be adequate if each individual would be willing to sacrifice some to all of their heritage backgrounds. On the other hand, the salad bowl ideal demands that the background of each individual be kept at the forefront and it would create more categorization or stereotypes of other heritages or races. America is filled with people who are on one side or the other and individuals who are somewhere in between the two ideals.