This viewpoint was the justification for global colonization, the enslavement of numerous groups of indigenous people, and the massive enforcement of certain religions (such as Christianity) on different peoples throughout the world. There are a couple of interesting facts in denoting the contemporary view of this subject among the Western world. The U.S. was the only country surveyed in which more people still adhered to the belief that their culture was better than that of other civilizations and countries. All of the European countries have apparently abandoned this notion, or at the very least have more people who disbelieve the fact that they are culturally superior to others than those who do. Germany is nearly evenly divided on this subject (No author, 2011).
The category in which the U.S.'s views on autonomy are most prevalent is that in which compares the values of individualism vs. The importance of a state government. The U.S. is the only country surveyed in which more people preferred the liberty to live freely vs. conforming to state regulations. The vast majority of Western Europe has more citizens who believe the opposite point-of-view, that state regulation supersedes that of individual freedom. This difference between Europe and the U.S. is not surprising, considering the fact that individualism has always characterized the U.S. when compared to its European counterparts.
What is surprising for a country that values political independence is how reserved it is terms of personal...
European nations are far more liberal in terms of their tolerance for homosexual tendencies. Although there is a 60% toleration rate in the U.S. which indicates that this concept is prevalent within this country, the toleration for certain European nations, such as Spain, is approximately 90% -- which underscores a significance difference in the levels of toleration between Europe and the U.S. (No author, 2011).
In terms of morality and the role of organized religion in shaping it, people in America are more likely to believe that religion helps to enforce such ethics and plays an integral part in bettering people than people in Europe are. The European tolerance that is evinced in its views of homosexuality is also evinced in its views or religion -- which implies that organized religion is not necessary for people to lead good lives.
On the whole, the differences between the U.S. And Europe in terms of its values and cultural distinctions can be summed up with the fact that in terms of political and economic authority, the U.S. is much more individualistic than most of Western Europe. However, in terms of actual individual freedom and rights to expression, Europe is more tolerant than the U.S. is.
Healthcare system built dominant European-American cultural values, beliefs, practices. These differ Religion and spirituality have very different meanings, although these terms are essentially both related to a communion with supernatural forces. However, religion specifically denotes the influence of man and manmade laws, interpretations, and applications of principles of spirituality. Religion is, essentially, spirituality tempered through some mandates and laws of man. Spirituality, on the other hand, is simply one's own personal
European countries have absorbed a great deal in the way of material and culture from the United States, they have not become "Americanized," and that each country has incorporated what it takes from the United States into its own nationalism. In addition, the author argues that American culture has been influenced by European countries, although our culture has remained distinctly American. Finally, he makes the point that "Europe" is
Values Portrayed in Popular Music: Argumentative Essay The content or meaning of the words accompanying today's popular music is such that serves to define, direct, inform and ultimately bring about cohesion within society among various views providing a balanced view of the world inclusive of the polar opposites and everything ranging between the two. Generally, the individual given proper guidance from the authority figures in their lives including parents and teachers,
The stories are moving for the dominant cultural reader as well as for future generations of subjugated immigrant groups. This is not to say that all subjugated groups are immigrants, as the experience of the indigenous Native American population must also be seen as expressive of the American literary experience. The transition from an oral tradition to a written tradition has proved a struggle which was shadowed in extreme only
Boycotting British goods meant that American women were going to have to make sacrifices, and stop consuming goods that were imported from Britain. The cartoon of the women of Edenton, NC signing a non-consumption agreement represent American women involving themselves in the political and economic boycott of Britain by the American colonies. ("A Society of Patriotic Ladies") However, it is actually a criticism of women's involvement in political affairs
Figure 1. Demographic composition of the United States (2003 estimate). Source: Based on tabular data in World Factbook, 2007 (no separate listing is maintained for Hispanics). From a strictly percentage perspective, it would seem that Asian-Americans do not represent much of a threat at all to mainstream American society, but these mere numbers do not tell the whole story of course. For one thing, Asian-Americans are one of the most diverse and