What are the characteristics of American culture?

First, emphasize independence and individuality, and do not exclude others.

As a country founded by vilen, the United States has many opportunities in the early stage when it is rich in resources and in urgent need of development, but it is still wild and needs to reward individuals for their independent creative personality. All the factors that stifled personality development were regarded as obstacles to colonial spirit at that time and were condemned. At the same time, in the process of arduous development, every nation should give full play to its own strengths and respect and absorb the excellent qualities of other nations.

Second, the spirit of adventure, pioneering and innovation.

The American motto is "there will be no great success without taking risks, and cowards will never achieve great things." In the century and a half from the first British immigrants set foot on the North American continent to the founding of the United States of America, the sinister natural conditions in North America cultivated the indomitable and hard-working character of Americans. The rich resources in North America have yet to be developed and utilized, which has cultivated the pioneering spirit and adventurous spirit of Americans. From the cultural point of view, North America was once a cultural vacuum to some extent. It is not an organized cultural unit that breaks this vacuum, but a group of fugitives who have fallen out of favor with the traditional system. ?

Third, the spirit of freedom and equality The United States is a country that advocates freedom. An important feature of the colonial history of North America is that there was never a feudal order there. In the process of the formation of American countries, many immigrants from the European continent brought bourgeois freedom to the United States. ?

4. Pragmatism Pragmatism is not only the philosophy of professional philosophers in the United States, but also the philosophy of Americans. Because the United States does not have a long and splendid ancient culture, cultural creation can only appear in the development process of the North American continent. To develop this fertile virgin land, we must break all rules and obey the solution of practical problems. Under this historical background, the American nation has formed a pragmatic philosophy. ?

Materialism American culture is materialistic. They think that a comfortable life is a natural pursuit of life, and treat people whose living standards are not as good as their own with superiority. Americans say that a person's value mainly refers to material value, and he doesn't care about any other standards except this usual standard. Due to the influence of Protestant values, the American people still regard how much money they earn as an important basis for evaluating a person's social status, and are still proud of making money and accumulating wealth.