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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America is an American non-fiction book written by Colin Woodard and published in 2011. Woodard proposes a framework for examining American history and current events based on a view of the country as a federation of eleven nations, each defined by a shared culture established by each nation's founding population.
Fussell argues that social class in the United States is more complex in structure than simply three (upper, middle, and lower) classes.According to Bruce Weber, writing for the New York Times, Fussell divided American society into nine strata — from the idle rich, which he called "the top out-of-sight," to the institutionalized and imprisoned, which he labeled "the bottom out-of-sight."
Paul Meartz of Mayville State University called The Nine Nations of North America "a classic text on the current regionalization of North America". [2] In The Boston Phoenix, Michael Matza wrote that "it is Garreau's affection for the easy observation -- the serviceable cliché -- that undercuts Nine Nations, a book that tells much that we already know in language that is entertaining and ...
Far from being able to be seen as the greatest country in the world, I realized that America must first turn back to the fundamental needs of its people to ensure it can repair the damage done in ...
Most Americans think that the U.S. is more divided this year, and many also feel dissatisfied with democracy in the country, according to a new poll. New poll results show America is a deeply ...
World-systems theory (also known as world-systems analysis or the world-systems perspective) [3] is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system (and not nation states) as the primary (but not exclusive) unit of social analysis. [3]
When President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural speech on Jan. 20, 2017, he promised an end to “American carnage,” a bleak and dysfunctional nation he had promised that he alone could fix.
A World Values Survey cultural world map, describing the United States as low in "Secular-Rational Values" and high in "Self-Expression Values". The society of the United States is based on Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country with its own unique social and cultural characteristics such as dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine ...