American Culture

Myth and Reality of a Culture of Diversity

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ID19909306
AuthorsLarry Naylor (corresponding author)
Year1998
Publication date1998-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueAmerican Culture (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherGreenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9798400610530
OpenAlexW4393002264
ISBN9798400610530
LanguageEN
Citations received5

America, like other modern nations, is characterized by its diversity and can be seen as a complex and fragmented nation-state. Yet an American culture defined by those beliefs, and behaviors that all Americans do share, irrespective of their other cultural affiliations, does exist. This book presents an innovative approach to the issues and aspects in the study of America's unique culture. The real diversity of America is lost in the practice of categorizing people into social (racial or ethnic) groups and then attributing culture to them. While not an exhaustive treatment of the culture, this volume serves as a point of departure for discussions of American culture in a variety of courses both within and outside the discipline of anthropology. Each chapter is accompanied by suggested readings to enable the student to pursue a more in-depth study of any individual topic

Cultural diversity · Culture of the United States · Diversity (politics) · Ethnic group · Political science · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Variety (cybernetics) · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Gender Studies · Law

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