SYLLABUS Course Number: SOCI 1025 Course Title: Sociology of American Culture Fall 2014 Professor: Todd Motto E-mail: tmotto1@fordham.edu 12:45 Meeting day and time: Section L01 – Tue/Fri 11:30amSection R01 – Tue/Fri 2:30-3:45pm Phone: 646 753 0394 Credits: 3 Office Hours: By appointment Course Description A course in the sociology of American culture for students enrolled in the “English as a second language” (ESL) program and taking College ESL Writing (I in Fall and II
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|Question 1 of 10 | |1.0 Points | | | |Raymond Williams says this _______is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English
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American Popular Culture SOC/105 August‚ 22‚ 2013 American Popular Culture In late 19th century America made two tempting and attractive promises; freedom and land (The Johns Hopkins University‚ 2002). These promises brought many immigrants with the hope of seeing their dreams realized. America today is a multicultural country provides shelter to thousands of immigrants with different cultural background. The Oxford Dictionary define culture as “the arts
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in the New World‚ the last era of the pre-Columbian development began. North American cultures such as the Mississippian culture‚ the Hopewell Tradition‚ and the Hohokam culture experienced growth and environmental adaptation throughout this era. Major contributions and innovations of Native Americans have developed and been passed on through generations of ancestors. Originating in 700 A.D.‚ the Mississippian culture expanded through the Mississippi Valley and out into the southeastern states
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help but to think that the purpose of a shopping mall was for everyone to have one convenient place to buy anything they desired. But‚ the viewpoints expressed though "Community through Exclusion and Illusion" by George Lewis and "Shopping for American Culture‚" by James J. Farrell‚ have led me to believe that the shopping mall also serves as a community center. Another article which captured my attention was Ira Zepp’s‚ "The Shopping Mall as Sacred Place." They each express their ideas of how the
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American Popular Culture Leonel Gutierrez SOC/ 105 September 11‚ 2012 Gregory Shrout American Popular Culture Our communities are built on a foundation whose culture we build. Through our culture‚ we define who we are as individuals and how our societies influence our communities. American popular culture has a great influence on our personal decisions and is a very important aspect of our lifestyle. Through television‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ music‚ sports
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Defining Popular American Culture The study of culture is very important to our society‚ as we have been studying our past and identities for as long as we can recall. Studying our cultures allows us to understand each other as a people‚ so we can comprehend what we have done‚ and possibly‚ what we may do. As we study American popular culture‚ we see something that began as almost nothing‚ to a group of patterns that has captured the minds of not only the American people themselves‚ but the whole
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about race‚ American blues music exemplifies the complex relationship Americans have with race and art. American Blues music has been appreciated‚ examined‚ appropriated‚ and immortalized through the transformation of music over the past one hundred years. Originating from African American slave songs‚ the blues has over time lost its relevance for black people‚ yet continues to be an important cultural entity and has been revered in contemporary white culture. Based on the division between popular
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immigrating Cubans to Miami. The result has been a Cuban American society that has created culture diversity within. In order to understand the Cuban American culture you must understand its ethnic origin‚ politics‚ and the varying times of immigration. CUBAS ETHNIC ROOTS AND ORIGINS The Cuban population consists of a variety of ethnic origins. In the early days before the Spanish inhabited Cuba the population was made up of 90% Taino speaking American Indians ho had displaced even earlier inhabitants
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but nowadays it is a constant presence in a vast amount of American lives. Once a luxury item‚ TV’s can currently be found in nearly every home in America. Children grow up watching television and continue watching it well into adulthood. With a technology so accessible to everyone‚ it undoubtedly influences a large audience and therefore the culture around us. The revolutionary technology of television has influenced American culture by impacting the individual’s self-image‚ as well as overall
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