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  2. Stereotypes of Americans - Wikipedia

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    As a result of similar views, anti-American sentiment can develop, and the United States’ security can be put at risk. For example, one of the most infamous anti-American acts against the United States were the 9/11 attacks. American stereotypes were not the main proponent of these attacks, but stereotypes become self-fulfilling and normative.

  3. Society of the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Richard LaPiere - Wikipedia

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    LaPiere is best known for his 1934 article "Attitudes vs. Actions" that appeared in the journal Social Forces.LaPiere spent two years traveling the United States by car with a couple of Chinese ethnicity.

  5. American exceptionalism - Wikipedia

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    [117] [118] In the late 19th century, there was a tendency for U.S. Catholic clergy to view American society as inherently different from other Christian nations and to argue that the understanding of Church doctrine had to be enlarged in order to encompass the "American Experience," which included greater individualism, tolerance of other ...

  6. Societal attitudes toward homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The Pew Research Center's 2013 Global Attitudes Survey "finds broad acceptance of homosexuality in North America, the European Union, and much of Latin America, but equally widespread rejection in predominantly Muslim nations and in Africa, as well as in parts of Asia and in Russia". The survey also finds "acceptance of homosexuality is ...

  7. The Civic Culture - Wikipedia

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    The Civic Culture or The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations is a 1963 political science book by Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba. [1] The book is credited with popularizing the political culture sub-field and is considered to be the first systematic study in this field. [2] [3]

  8. Millennial politics - Wikipedia

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    American millennials exhibit a complex spectrum of political views, paralleling broader generational shifts in attitudes towards social, economic, and political issues. Surveys indicate a significant portion of millennials' political views align with their parents, though a notable fraction express more liberal tendencies.

  9. Racism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Continuing antisemitism has remained an issue in the United States and the 2011 Survey of American Attitudes Toward Jews in America, which was released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has found that the recent world economic recession increased the expression of some