Question

How is America’s culture impacted by global culture? Use 5-10 specific examples.

Answer 1

American culture is primarily composed of western culture and influenced by many other cultures coming from different nations. Many different cultures have found their own distinct place into American culture and all together combined build the beautiful culture of United States.

All the influence and adaption of different cultures in America come through migration and trade that takes place between US and different countries.

Examples:

1) The native language that American speak in some areas have nearly been extinct and has been replaced by the language of the majority of the non-American people that live there.

2) The cuisine culture of America has changed it's shape over time in history and has been majorly influenced by Germans, Japanese, Italian and many more and now people have included it in their regular meals as well.

3) American architecture is also being changed due to influence of and by the global standards and it is all for the good. Whether it is adoption of interior or exterior designs and fundamentals; American architects are starting using methods and techniques from the outside world.

4) Many of the art forms like dance, music, theater, cinema etc have been changed overtime by the influence of global counterparts. Major influx of people and art forms from around the world have positioned themselves well in the American culture and have even out-shined better than the American culture. Major cultures that impacted America in this field came from the Irish, Spanish, European, African, Indian etc.

5) The knowledge sphere of Americans was also enlarged by the infusion of culture from different regions as it brought along with it different ideologies, inventions, scientific innovations, gadgets etc which impacted America a lot. American scientists along with scientists from other countries have contributed to the world a lot. This way, Americans have started adopting foreign culture.

6) The religion variation in America is not new to its history. Due to these variations, there have not only been sociological but economic differences in the US and it has been a tough time for the US to make some decisions because of these differences.

There are many more spheres of life of Americans that have been influenced and impacted by the globally present different cultures.