American Culture

Coffee is part of Seattle's culture. Even though the history of coffee in Seattle is sporadic, the past 30 years has given the city a reputation for producing high-quality coffee.

Most immigrants find the idea of coming to America to work and live exciting and challenging. They hear many things about America through many resources such as reading the news, watching TV,...

Ethnography is a way of commenting on the world by carefully describing it. While an anthropologist studies a culture from a professional distance, an ethnographer researches (and sometimes...

"Rockabilly" is a term that began as a musical genre. But it's evolved and has become a full-blown counter-culture movement centered on music, style, motorcycles, tattoos, vintage...

Research has shown that friendships are one of the key factors that influence happiness, self esteem, and satisfaction. Friends often affect the health and energy of a person as well. Cross...

President Bush himself said it "You must assimilate". An illegal immigrant may not know what that means. Here are the steps for assimilating the American Culture. You may want to take notes.

You have to understand what culture jamming actually is before you can say that you "culture jam." Culture jamming is a movement, an idea or a "step to the side" from traditional and accepted...

Owning a gun is as traditionally American as apple pie, the flag and racism. Due to fear mongering, a false sense of machismo and a dangerously overactive NRA, the proliferation of guns in our...

Afro-Creole is term used to describe people of color who were descendants og the French Louisiana colony. It is a very unique piece of southern American history, as well as African-American...

Whether you are an average American or a parent or a sociologist, delving into the psyche of American pop culture is key to understanding a number of aspects of American Life. Namely, most all of...

Whether you are trying to get with the "in crowd," understand your kids, make friends, profit or simply understand American culture, maximizing your knowledge of the all-pervasive segment of...

No doubt e-Zines are multiplying at an exponential rate; however, pop culture and its powerful elixir has been around since the early 20th century. Take a look around on the Internet and you'll...

The Internet is the best tool for first-time writers. If your goal is simply to have your name in print or it is to make a few bucks, writing a book about pop culture is a fine venture. Realize...

Ever wonder where gobs of your money goes? Take a minute to answer these questions: Have you purchased any CDs (or downloaded) by an artist who is contemporary? Have you ever gone to a convenience...

Having a tough time making new friends? Have no fear, pop culture and its power in the American psyche is about to change all of that. Pop culture has been selling itself (and a lot of products...

Parenting is no easy task, especially when your young children are being bombarded with the “gotta-have-it” pop culture consumer products like Webkinz. Then again, if you have a teen living in...

Pop culture is abound. The American population is seething with pop culture ideals and notions. Often it is tied to consumerism. It may even be an epidemic, however, there are those who take it to...

Ask most any kid and they'll tell you who their hero is. Most likely that very same hero is a member (whether they want to be or not) of the pop culture, well, culture. Even many young adults...

America is fascinated with Hip-Hop culture. Evident from school-yards to commercials, Hip-Hop culture permeates advertising, product placement, product production, attitudes, personalities and...