A Further Consideration of “American Culture”
Today’s Lecture
Brainstorming Question
What is Culture? Goodenough, 1957
What is Culture? Podur, 2002
What is Culture? McElroy, 1999
Defining “American”
Three Major American Cultures
Ethnic Culture of America
Ethnic Tension in America
America’s Political Culture
America’s First Political Elite
Rejecting Class and Aristocracy
Aspects of America’s Political Culture
Consumer Culture
Contradictions in America’s Consumer Culture
Summary
