Culture and Values

Joseph Shaanan

Chapter Chapter 13 in Economic Freedom and the American Dream, 2010, pp 175-187 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The United States may be too large and too diverse to simply discuss and define as one culture. The social and cultural differences between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and, for example, Texas, seem large enough to remind one that America consists of different regions with their distinct identities, values, and customs. Yet, agrarian values are often upheld as representing the “true” values and culture of America despite the shift away from agriculture throughout the twentieth century. An urban-rural division still separates America in important ways and is at the root of some of the more serious public policy conflicts, such as those over gun control, agricultural subsidies, and the disdain for welfare payments and their recipients.

Keywords: Economic Freedom; Conspicuous Consumption; Profit Motive; Mass Consumption; Economic Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230102231_13

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