Humanities Homework Help

As you think about the role of symbols in constructing culture,

consider the concept of citizenship. What does it mean to be American?

Do we have a distinct culture? How does being American compare to say

being ‘French’? Or South African? Or is our culture commercialized and

therefore less ‘authentic’ than those who have a less commercialized

society?

Provide some examples of things that are uniquely American and evaluate how ‘cultural’ vs commercial they are.