American culture

In each one of our cultures, they are various stereotypes that individuals use frequently to decipher our cultures. Many individuals have different opinions about our cultures. Even though we all come from diverse backgrounds we all encounter this same issue daily where we are all prejudged because our families come from a specific background. All of us were raised in the United States for the clear majority of our lives except for Tenzin who recently moved here a few years ago from Tibet. Many…

Many people think it is odd having someone come from somewhere else, but many do not know many famous people have came to the United States. These people include to Emma Watson(France) to Nicki Minaj(Trinidad and Tobago). But there are many more reasons why cultural change is positive and I’m going to tell you why. Many people change where they live and the way they act, simply to fit in and avoid the old city that they lived in. The reasons that it is positive is because it provides new…

Culture is important because it represents who you are and where you come from. Culture is defined as the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. People see art and entertainment as important parts of life because it is a form of expression and is something to be taken in. It is a source of beauty and pleasure. All human societies have forms of beauty and pleasure. Culture consist of five elements: traditions/customs, art/entertainment,…

that way we can learn more about specific cultures by each other, consulting others from other ethnic groups, and speaking through interpreters. Learning to ask them questions in a culturally sensitive way is also a crucial task for gaining knowledge. So, all I see it depends on how many illegal immigrants heard about U.S. and left their country for their hope for a greater life and purpose in America. Ends up where these immigrants brought their culture to the U.S and begin to enhance each…

The Dumas experienced the care from Americans who did not show any kind of mean for ill towards them. Many of the Americans they encountered shared with them, Introduced not just themselves but also the community they live in. They assumed the Dumas were very different from them because they live in a different place, but they were surprisingly wrong. Although the Americans weren’t used to what the Iranians were, they still didn’t question it or tell them what to do. When the Dumas were asked…

values such as having respect for elders, hospitality, being in community with others, and hard work makes Africans unique from people from other countries where these cultural values do not exist. However, Africa also has a negative side to their cultures when it comes to beliefs about polygamy and child marriage, which subject women to unfair treatment. These negative values bring shame to Africans and cause other people…

Culture contributes to stress because each culture has its own values and norms. Depending on what your culture values, a certain event that is stressful to one culture may be considered to be of lesser importance to another culture. Traditional cultures and Western cultures tend to express their emotions and reactions to stress differently. Minorities in Western society can experience stress influenced by culture if they have difficulty identifying with one or both cultures they are apart of.…

get to know and adapt to the cultures and ways of life that were once unknown to them, causing people to become more interconnected to the world that they live in. This family is clearly happy with the fact that…

Facebook, Youtube, pop music, Mcdonald's and pop culture. America in a sense sets the way we perceive things and the way we act in which are influenced and created by American popular culture. The latest craze or what is currently “in” not only structures our society, but the entire world. It was expressed by Allen Ginsberg that “whoever controls the media- the image- controls the culture,.” which reflects how America has a hand in shaping the culture around the world. Since the second world…

however, the main principles each American shares has stayed the same. The ideologies each American shares can be categorized into four main groups; Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural. Socially, Americans are rebellious and get what they want, this is demonstrated when they break apart from Britain even though they are out-powered. Politically, Americans believe in democracy and a government that protects freedom and the rights to all. Economically, Americans believe in a free market…