American culture

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modern culture national culture

American culture is the diverse set of social norms, values, traditions, arts, and lifestyles that have developed in the United States, shaped by its history of immigration, democracy, capitalism, and regional and ethnic variety.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	modern culture → national culture →
containsReligiousTradition	Buddhism → Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Catholicism" Hinduism → Islam → Judaism → Protestantism → secular humanism →
coreValue	equality of opportunity → free enterprise → freedom of expression → liberty → pursuit of happiness → religious freedom → rule of law →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
globalInfluenceOn	cinema → fashion → fast food → internet culture → popular music → technology culture →
hasCharacteristic	consumerism → cultural diversity → freedom of speech → individualism → meritocracy ideal → patriotism → pluralism → religious freedom → secularism → social mobility ideal →
hasRegionalVariant	Midwestern United States → surface form: "Midwestern United States culture" Northeastern United States culture → Pacific Coast culture → Southern United States culture → Western United States culture →
hasSubculture	African American culture → Asian American culture → LGBTQ+ culture in the United States → Latino culture in the United States → Native Americans → surface form: "Native American cultures"
historicalRoot	Atlantic slave trade → British colonial culture → industrialization in the United States → westward expansion →
importantConcept	American Dream → cultural mosaic → frontier myth → melting pot →
importantHoliday	Christmas → Independence Day → Labor Day weekend → surface form: "Labor Day" Martin Luther King Jr. Day → Memorial Day → New Year’s Day → Thanksgiving Day → surface form: "Thanksgiving" Armistice Day → surface form: "Veterans Day"
importantSymbol	Bald eagle → Great Seal of the United States → Statue of Liberty → United States flag →
includesDomain	American cuisine → American fashion → American film → American literature → American music → American popular culture → American sports → American television → American theater → American visual arts →
influencedBy	African cultures → Asian cultures → Enlightenment ideals → European cultures → Indigenous cultures of North America → Latin American cultures → Protestant traditions → capitalist economic system → democratic political system → immigration →
majorLanguage	English →
majorMediaIndustry	Hollywood film industry → music industry → television networks →
majorReligion	Christianity →
popularSport	American football → baseball → basketball → ice hockey → soccer →
shapedBy	American civil rights movement → surface form: "civil rights movement" digital revolution in the United States → labor movement → mass immigration in the 19th century → mass immigration in the 20th century → women’s rights movement →
widelySpokenLanguage	Spanish →

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American → hasCulturalAssociationWith → American culture →

this entity surface form: "U.S. popular culture"

AAVE → hasInfluenced → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American popular culture"

Saviors → hasTheme → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American society"

Tarantula → hasTheme → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American popular culture"

Richard Hamilton → influencedBy → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American popular culture"

American Protestantism → influences → American culture →

Bicentennial Nigger → mainSubject → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American society"

Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye → mainSubject → American culture →

this entity surface form: "American society"

American → sharesIn → American culture →

this entity surface form: "United States national culture"

Democracy in America → subject → American culture →

this entity surface form: "United States society"