Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances

American culture can be interpreted as being largely based on Western culture and British culture, with influences from the native peoples, Africans brought to the U.S. as slaves, and to a lesser extent other more recent immigrants from Asia and elsewhere. Additionally, due to its large size and the value placed on individualism, there are many integrated but unique subcultures within the U.S. Culture of the United States - Attitudes. The formative years of the United States were the late 18th century when the cou ...

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• Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances
• Culture of the United States - Food
• Culture of the United States - Popular Culture
• Culture of the United States - Technology and Gadgets
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• Culture of the United States - Sports
• Culture of the United States - Clothing
• Culture of the United States - Education
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• Culture of the United States - Higher education
• Culture of the United States - Language
• Culture of the United States - Religion
• Culture of the United States - Work and jobs
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• Culture of the United States - Romantic relationships
• Culture of the United States - Marriage ceremonies
• Culture of the United States - Divorce
• Culture of the United States - Death rituals
• Culture of the United States - Gender roles
• Culture of the United States - Family arrangements
• Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns
• Culture of the United States - Single-parent living patterns
• Culture of the United States - Regional distinctions
• Culture of the United States - Variations

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Because of the size and large population of the country, America is often described as a nation of joiners who tend to self-associate with non-familial groups. Individuals tend to perceive themselves as "free agents" rather than bound by family or clan ties. Group allegiances are sometimes regional, but can also be related to a professional or fraternal organization. For example, residents of North Carolina are proud to be "Tar Heels," Indiana residents are "Hoosiers" and many cities have a strong sense of civic identity, often reinfo ...

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Because of the size and large population of the country, America is often described as a nation of joiners who tend to self-associate with non-familial groups. Individuals tend to perceive themselves as "free agents" rather than bound by family or clan ties. Group allegiances are sometimes regional, but can also be related to a professional or fraternal organization. For example, residents of North Carolina are proud to be "Tar Heels," Indiana residents are "Hoosiers" and many cities have a strong sense of civic identity, often reinfo ...

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Culture of the United States, Culture of the United States - Attitudes, Culture of the United States - Society and economic attitudes, Culture of the United States - Relationship to other countries/cultures, Culture of the United States - Body contact and expression, Culture of the United States - Names, Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances, Culture of the United States - Food, Culture of the United States - Popular Culture, Culture of the United States - Technology and Gadgets, Culture of the United States - Tobacco and other drugs, Culture of the United States - Sports, Culture of the United States - Clothing, Culture of the United States - Education, Culture of the United States - Public education, Culture of the United States - Private education, Culture of the United States - Higher education, Culture of the United States - Language, Culture of the United States - Religion, Culture of the United States - Work and jobs, Culture of the United States - Housing, Culture of the United States - Romantic relationships, Culture of the United States - Marriage ceremonies, Culture of the United States - Divorce, Culture of the United States - Death rituals, Culture of the United States - Gender roles, Culture of the United States - Family arrangements, Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns, Culture of the United States - Single-parent living patterns, Culture of the United States - Regional distinctions, Culture of the United States - Variations

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Main article: Education in the United States Should be merged with Education in the United States In the American educational system children are generally required to attend school from the age of five or six until age 16, with the majority continuing until they are at least 17 or 18, or have graduated from high school. The public education systems vary from one state to another but generally are organized as follows: Age five: Kindergarten Ages six-11: Elementary school. Children start in g ...

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Main article: Education in the United States In the American educational system children are generally required to attend school from the age of five or six until age 16, with the majority continuing until they are at least 17 or 18, or have graduated from high school. The public education systems vary from one state to another but generally are organized as follows: Age five: Kindergarten Ages six-11: Elementary school. Children start in grade 1 and advance to grade 5 or 6. Ages 12-14 or 11-14: J ...

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Main article: Sports in the United States American sports are quite distinct from those played elsewhere in the world. The "big three" are baseball, football and basketball, which are all popular on both the college and professional levels. Baseball has a huge following and is referred to as the "national pastime"; Major League Baseball teams play almost every day from April to October. American football (known simply as "football" in the U.S. and as gridiron in the UK) attracts more viewers within the country than baseball now ...

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Main article: Dress of the United States Dress is usually casual and informal, and in the Western tradition of pants and a shirt. Exceptions are major cities such as New York and Los Angeles, where many residents embrace a more expensive and "stylish" approach to fashion. Social and business situations may call for tailored suits or other more elegant outfits. The strictest clothing convention applies to skirts and dresses; they are usually exclusively reserved and used by women and young girls. Jeans, a T-shirt and athletic shoes, with an optiona ...

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Main article: Cuisine of the United States The types of food served at home vary the most and depend upon the region of the country and the family's own cultural heritage. Americanized versions of these cultural foods, such as American Chinese cuisine, sometimes appear. Recent immigrants tend to eat food similar to that of their country of origin. Families that have lived for a few generations in the U.S. tend to eat some combination of that and the food common to the region they live in or grew up in, such as New England cuisine, Midwestern cuisine, Southern cuisine, Te ...

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The citizens and many other residents of the United States refer to themselves and each other as Americans, and to their country as the United States or as America. Non-Hispanic Americans understand, and may say, "the Americas" with the meaning of the two major continents of the Western hemisphere, but generally will resist using "America" in that sense, despite that designation's familiarity to Spanish speakers. While to many foreigners "Yankees" is synonymous with the American people, Americans almost always use the term for the sports tea ...

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Main article: Languages in the United States The primary, although not official, language of the United States is American English. Other languages that are considered to be important to U.S. culture include: Spanish because of the proximity of and immigration from Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean and Central and South America, as well as the cultural crossover of the borderlands, the native Hawaiian language, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog due to immigration ...

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Main article: Technological innovations of the United States Americans, by and large, are fascinated by new technology and new gadgets. Many of the new technological innovations in the modern world were either first invented in the United States and/or first widely adopted by Americans. Examples are: automobiles, personal computers, the Internet, online shopping, and the iPod. Many people in the United States also share the attitude ...

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Most people commute to work using automobiles rather than mass transit; the effect of the automobile on the United States is significant. Most jobs are based on a 40-hour work week; that is, five days (Monday through Friday), eight hours per day. The United States has minimum wage laws requiring a minimum wage for many employees, though a number of employment sectors are excluded. Minimum wage differs from state to state; some states have higher m ...

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Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns. Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type. Children live with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they acquire their own jobs and decide to move out into their own apartment or home. Children are expected to be out of the house by their mid 20s. While in some cultures (Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean) it is acceptable for an adu ...

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See also: Regions of the United States Culture of the United States - Variations. Variations in the majority traditions occur due to class, racial, ethnic, religious, regional and other groups of people. Cultural differences in the various regions of the United States are explored in the New England, Mid-Atlantic States, U.S. Southern States, Midwest, Southwest United States and The West pages. Puerto Rico has a largely separate culture from the mainland United States, as do Alaska and Hawaii to a much le ...

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Since the 1970s, traditional gender roles of male and female have been increasingly challenged by both legal and social means. Today, there are far fewer roles that are legally restricted by one's sex. The military remains a notable exception, where women may not be put into direct combat by law. Asymmetrical warfare however has put women into situations which are direct combat operations in all but name. Most social roles are not gender-restricted by law, though there are still cultural inhibitions surrounding certain roles. More and ...

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Deaths are generally thought to be an occasion for grieving by the majority of Americans. Funerals are held to honor the "passing away" of the individual. Unlike many other cultures, even that of neighboring Mexico, death is looked upon by most Americans as a much greater sadness, and is dealt with in a much more subdued manner. Nonetheless, the majority of Americans do not express the same high degree of emotion as would be found in some other cultures, such as those of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Whereas some cultures may celebr ...

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There is a close relationship between America's political and economic traditions: that the individual pursuit of self-interest leads to the best result both for the individual and for society as a whole, is believed to be a successful formula for both economic success and optimal political function. An effect of this can be seen by the fact that while the United States government is not the most generous donor of international aid, Americans are by far the most generous in terms of individual charitable contributions. The precise amount of ...

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Couples often meet through religious institutions, work, school, or friends. "Dating services," services that are geared to assist people in finding partners, are popular both on and offline. The trend over the past few decades has been for more and more couples deciding to cohabitate before, or instead of, getting married. The 2000 Census reported 9.7 million different-sex partners living together and about 1.3 million same-sex partners living together. These cohabitation arrangements have not been the subject of many laws regulating ...

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Main article: Religion in the United States Historically, United States religious tradition has been primarily Protestant Christianity, but this tradition coexists in a public sphere where religious plurality and secularism are the norm. For example, the United States Constitution enshrined individual freedom of religious practice, which courts have since interpreted to mean that the government is a secular inst ...

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The formative years of the United States were the late 18th century when the country was founded, and a great deal of U.S. culture is couched in the ideals of The Enlightenment. The Declaration's mission statement about securing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; French revolution's ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity; and the national motto of E pluribus unum ("From many, one") reflect the country's values and social development. Another primary influence on American culture is the constant stream of new immigrants, many of ...

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Culture of the United States, Culture of the United States - Attitudes, Culture of the United States - Society and economic attitudes, Culture of the United States - Relationship to other countries/cultures, Culture of the United States - Body contact and expression, Culture of the United States - Names, Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances, Culture of the United States - Food, Culture of the United States - Popular Culture, Culture of the United States - Technology and Gadgets, Culture of the United States - Tobacco and other drugs, Culture of the United States - Sports, Culture of the United States - Clothing, Culture of the United States - Education, Culture of the United States - Public education, Culture of the United States - Private education, Culture of the United States - Higher education, Culture of the United States - Language, Culture of the United States - Religion, Culture of the United States - Work and jobs, Culture of the United States - Housing, Culture of the United States - Romantic relationships, Culture of the United States - Marriage ceremonies, Culture of the United States - Divorce, Culture of the United States - Death rituals, Culture of the United States - Gender roles, Culture of the United States - Family arrangements, Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns, Culture of the United States - Single-parent living patterns, Culture of the United States - Regional distinctions, Culture of the United States - Variations

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