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Kohl's "The Values Americans Live By"
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Kohl's "The Values Americans Live By"
By: Nancy Marroquin
Time and its Control
- Schedules are very important.
- Usually starting and ending times are inflexible.
Equality/Egalitarianism
Equality is a form of informality in social relationships.
Equality is very important but there were periods of inequality based on skin color, ethnicity etc.
Personal Control over the Environment
Individuality and Privacy
People contruct things to feel like they have control over what is around them
ex. highways, dams, tunnels, bridges, spaceships etc.
Also known as "Freedom"
This leads to personal initiative, self reliance and equal opportunity
Change
Change is a good thing
Change equals progress
Dominant U.S. Culture
The United States
Values:
1. Personal Control over the Environment
2. Change
3. Time and its Control
4. Equality/Egalitarianism
5. Individuality and Privacy
6. Self-Help Control
7. Competition and Free Enterprise
8. Future Orientation
9. Action/Work Orientation
10. Informality
11. Directness, Openness, and Honesty
12. Practicality and Efficiency
13. Materialism/ Acquisitiveness
There are 3 reasons to
provide analysis of U.S.
Culture
1. People carry culture with them
2, Reveal overlooked information
3. Reference for
comparisons
The US is a very
divers and
multi-ethnic
country