Continuity In American Culture
Culture Continuation and Change (compare and contrast US and Egypt)
Continuity in American Culture
Religion, language and cuisine are perhaps the most enduring aspects of the culture of the United States. Take religion to begin with. Under the auspices of the First Amendment, the US Constitution does not recognize the superiority of any religious establishment neither does it unduly prejudice against any religion. That notwithstanding, religion is a continuous aspect of American culture due to a variety of factors i.e. beliefs, traditions, values and ideals. Due to beliefs and traditions, America recognizes certain religious festivities such as Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter Holidays. Religious ideals in turn bring people together through …show more content…
The continuity and change of the mainstream media is triggered by the digital revolution as well as the rise of the internet. This change has been sudden for the most part. As a result, there have been developments owing to the evolution of the mass media; social networking cites have emerged thus increasing personal interaction between people of different cultural backgrounds.
The Situation in Egypt
Prior to the historic Egyptian uprising of 2011 that has led to a call for radical restructuring for Egypt; the political system of governance was predominantly dictatorial. Under the auspices of an imperial presidency, former President Hosni Mubarak violated the rule of law and due process thus undermining democracy. Even though the economy thrived, there were sharp social disparities due to inequitable distribution of wealth and resources. Poverty dominated majority of the population leading to social evils like prostitution. Egyptian culture is predominantly Islamic.
The uprising, which began through demonstrations and boycott escalating to what scholars are now calling a social revolution was influenced by a variety of factors that suddenly triggered a spontaneous unrest. The primary causes of the revolution were abuse of political office and undue accumulation of Egyptian national wealth among the political elite as well as poverty and rising food …show more content…
For Tunisia and Algeria, the root causes of the uprisings are poverty, rising food prices and unemployment. Libyans on the other hand are aggrieved for the concentration of national wealth amongst the elite families as well as imperial presidency. Imperial presidency, poverty and unemployment are some of the common causes of these rebellions.
Though the revolutions have had a negative short term impact – deaths and destruction of property, the international community has applauded them since the long-term outcome will be for the greater good. Cultural erosion is one of the negative outcomes since Egyptian released all former prisoners paving way for more social evils and moral
Continuity in American Culture
Religion, language and cuisine are perhaps the most enduring aspects of the culture of the United States. Take religion to begin with. Under the auspices of the First Amendment, the US Constitution does not recognize the superiority of any religious establishment neither does it unduly prejudice against any religion. That notwithstanding, religion is a continuous aspect of American culture due to a variety of factors i.e. beliefs, traditions, values and ideals. Due to beliefs and traditions, America recognizes certain religious festivities such as Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter Holidays. Religious ideals in turn bring people together through …show more content…
The continuity and change of the mainstream media is triggered by the digital revolution as well as the rise of the internet. This change has been sudden for the most part. As a result, there have been developments owing to the evolution of the mass media; social networking cites have emerged thus increasing personal interaction between people of different cultural backgrounds.
The Situation in Egypt
Prior to the historic Egyptian uprising of 2011 that has led to a call for radical restructuring for Egypt; the political system of governance was predominantly dictatorial. Under the auspices of an imperial presidency, former President Hosni Mubarak violated the rule of law and due process thus undermining democracy. Even though the economy thrived, there were sharp social disparities due to inequitable distribution of wealth and resources. Poverty dominated majority of the population leading to social evils like prostitution. Egyptian culture is predominantly Islamic.
The uprising, which began through demonstrations and boycott escalating to what scholars are now calling a social revolution was influenced by a variety of factors that suddenly triggered a spontaneous unrest. The primary causes of the revolution were abuse of political office and undue accumulation of Egyptian national wealth among the political elite as well as poverty and rising food …show more content…
For Tunisia and Algeria, the root causes of the uprisings are poverty, rising food prices and unemployment. Libyans on the other hand are aggrieved for the concentration of national wealth amongst the elite families as well as imperial presidency. Imperial presidency, poverty and unemployment are some of the common causes of these rebellions.
Though the revolutions have had a negative short term impact – deaths and destruction of property, the international community has applauded them since the long-term outcome will be for the greater good. Cultural erosion is one of the negative outcomes since Egyptian released all former prisoners paving way for more social evils and moral