Culture in general is a broad term and the thought of it is very astonishing, but when broken down it can be separated into many specific cultures such explained in the article "Culture" by Clyde Kluckhohn, The Thoughtful Reader, fifth edition. The author goes on to explain, with different cultures comes different "ways" that people are used to doing. Although many cultures are different, some are also similar to one another. When we think about culture we tend to think about different races, traditions and peoples beliefs. Everyone is associated with some sort of culture that they grew up with or even studied to find more about how they may differ from their own beliefs. As the author says "Each specific culture constitutes a kind of blue print for all of life's activities", goes to show that we all started the same but as we grew, we became familiar with the culture we were brought up in and it's "normal" for us to go about doing but for others it may be seen as different.
With the United States being a combination of many different cultures from which others either grow on what they would call the "American Way" or continue to follow the tradition they were born and raised with. We have seen in the US that some children whose parents moved to the United States and had a child, many of the children born here don't end up learning and being taught their cultural background language but what they grow up with and evolve around because its what they grow up learning and its part of the culture that surrounds them. Culture can be seen in many forms but its mostly seen by either a persons traditional apparel or the language that they speak. Others around us that we see who share the same cultural similarities as us don't necessarily tend to stand out compared to others who have different cultural backgrounds because we pick them out due to their cultural differences that are not "normal" for us.
I found it very interesting that you brought up that there are many different cultures in the United States, I know for a fact that there are kids that are born here and adopt the 'American way'. There are many that do not learn about their cultural backgrounds, but there are also some who embrace their other culture. I for one am Mexican-American, meaning my parents are from mexico but I was born here. I have always embraced my Mexican culture since a little boy, in fact the first language I learned was spanish. My family has kept many of the traditions but we have also adopted some American tradtitions. So at least I can say I am a mix of both cultures. There are somethings that may not be normal to my American culture but normal to my Mexcian culture and vice versa.
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