American Culture
American Culture
American Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of the human worth and thought. In plain English, our culture is the great combination of all alien cultures that immigrants bring here that end up being dwindled down and Americanized. It is easy for others to believe that America doesn’t have a culture, and they have the idea that we only consist of materialistic things. Our culture isn’t just about beer, trucks, and great advertisements, but about our characteristics that make us the independent individuals we are. Our culture is precisely broken down into religious devotion, education, individualism, and military prowess. As all cultures differentiate, our very diverse culture lives on as well as all the other cultures of the world.
In today’s world, American culture is viewed from the outside looking in, as sports and consumerism. Sports and consumerism is what is thought of as the American way and what we live by. On one hand, some say that’s the sports world heavily influences everyone in America and even effects the political ways of our nation. Jeffrey Schrank, who earned his M.A. degree from Notre Dame, says “A sport that can be considered a national pastime can be expected to reflect national values and wishes” in his article “Sport and the American Dream,” which was taken from his book Snap, Crackle, and Popular Taste (273). What Schrank is telling us is that by the popular sport of a nation, the nation’s aspect of politics and military will be reflected. On the other hand, another way that the world and society tries to define our culture is consumerism or the advertisement of beer, trucks, and other products. Dave Berry who earned his B.A. from Haverford College in 1969, wrote the article “Red, White, and Beer,” who talks about “retail patriotism” and how everything including the Statue of Liberty and deodorant will be somehow used together so sale
American Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of the human worth and thought. In plain English, our culture is the great combination of all alien cultures that immigrants bring here that end up being dwindled down and Americanized. It is easy for others to believe that America doesn’t have a culture, and they have the idea that we only consist of materialistic things. Our culture isn’t just about beer, trucks, and great advertisements, but about our characteristics that make us the independent individuals we are. Our culture is precisely broken down into religious devotion, education, individualism, and military prowess. As all cultures differentiate, our very diverse culture lives on as well as all the other cultures of the world.
In today’s world, American culture is viewed from the outside looking in, as sports and consumerism. Sports and consumerism is what is thought of as the American way and what we live by. On one hand, some say that’s the sports world heavily influences everyone in America and even effects the political ways of our nation. Jeffrey Schrank, who earned his M.A. degree from Notre Dame, says “A sport that can be considered a national pastime can be expected to reflect national values and wishes” in his article “Sport and the American Dream,” which was taken from his book Snap, Crackle, and Popular Taste (273). What Schrank is telling us is that by the popular sport of a nation, the nation’s aspect of politics and military will be reflected. On the other hand, another way that the world and society tries to define our culture is consumerism or the advertisement of beer, trucks, and other products. Dave Berry who earned his B.A. from Haverford College in 1969, wrote the article “Red, White, and Beer,” who talks about “retail patriotism” and how everything including the Statue of Liberty and deodorant will be somehow used together so sale