The American Value System – Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT a traditional American core value?
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Self-fulfillment
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Narcissism is the tendency to view one's own culture or group as superior to others.
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Every problem has a solution
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Efficiency and practicality
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Which of the following forms the foundation of the American culture?
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NOT Freedom of choice
Basic values
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Patriotism and education are traditional American values.
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Belief in justice and equality
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Morality and humanitarianism
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What percentage of students were noted as having different values from their parents?
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NOT 99%
56%
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A commitment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential is
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NOT Narcissism
Self-fulfillment
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Working toward a specific goal
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Personal achievement
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The American Value System
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Values shared by American culture in spite of diversity
Basic values form the foundation of the American culture
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Personal achievement
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Working toward a specific goal
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Individualism
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Success coming through hard work and initiative
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Work
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Disciplined effort
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Efficiency and practicality
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Every problem has a solution
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Morality and humanitarianism
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Belief in justice and equality
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Progress and material comfort
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Focus on an optimistic future
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Equality and democracy
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Equality of opportunity and success
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Freedom
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Freedoms of choice
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Other core values
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Religion, education, patriotism
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Traditional American Values
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1. Personal achievement
2. Individualism
3. Work
4. Efficiency and practicality
5. Morality and humanitarianism
6. Progress and material comfort
7. Equality and democracy
8. Freedom
9. Religion
10. Education
11. Patriotism
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Self-fulfillment
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Self-fulfillment is a commitment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential.
Health, leisure
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Narcissism
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Narcissism is an extreme self-centeredness and self-absorption
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Bell
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Weakened established values because of narcissism
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Our changing values
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1. Self-fulfillment
2. Narcissism
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Extreme self-centeredness is referred to as narcissism.
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Describe how equality and democracy represent traditional American values.
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The United States was founded on the principle of human equality. The Declaration of Independence proclaims, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Many Americans believe that to have human equality, there must be an equality of opportunity and an equal chance at success. The belief in equality extends to the form of government that Americans value—democracy. Americans believe that citizens have the right to express their opinions and to participate freely in choosing their representatives in government.
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What are new values in the United States that might be grouped under the term self fulfillment, a commitment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential?
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Leisure, physical fitness and youthfulness
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Believing that every problem has a solution is part of which set of values?
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Efficiency and practicality
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Freedom is an important value for most Americans. What freedoms do most Americans seem to value the most?
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Americans particularly value personal freedoms of choice such as the freedom of religion, speech, and press, which are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.
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Advertising influences all of the following except
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Our individualism.
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How has advertising affected American values?
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While American values have affected business practices in the United States, companies have also influenced American values through advertising. Advertisers have attempted to sell their products to American consumers by explaining how their products will enhance consumers' material comfort and lead to self-fulfillment. Advertisers have tapped into American values to influence people's perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors.
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Self-fulfillment is associated with the development of one's health and leisure habits.
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Explain narcissism.
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Social historian Christopher Lasch considered the emphasis on personal fulfillment a personality disorder. He termed this disorder narcissism, which means extreme self-centeredness.
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What are some of the basic values identified as being central to the American way of life?
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Personal achievement, individualism, work, morality and humanitarianism, efficiency and practicality, progress and material comfort, equality and democracy, freedom, nationalism and patriotism, science and rationality, and racial and group superiority
