American Identity and Language
Who am I? Who am I supposed to be? Who do I want to be? Why am I here? Where do I belong to? What is my identity? These are the sort of questions that man is trying to find an answer for in the 21st century. When it comes to America, we are always asked what American identity is or what distinguishes American identity from British identity and so on. As a student of American studies, I am trying to find an answer for that question although many Americans may not have an answer for it. But I believe the problem of identity is not only for American people. I mean identity problem regardless of which nation one belongs to, is the crisis of mankind and once you have managed to find the answers to the above questions, you are on the right track.
Anyway, let’s get back to American identity. But is there a definition for identity? When I was in the library I saw a book named sociology themes and perspectives and I looked for the definition of identity in that book. Identity as sated there is “a sense of self that develops as the child differentiates from parents and family and takes a place in society.”(1) The important sources of this identity are nationality, ethnicity, gender and class.(2)
Culture Lessons – Handshaking and the American Family
Many native English speakers leave America and other countries to teach English abroad. We have primarily taught Japanese students, but we have also taught some students from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and other Asian countries. American culture fascinates many of these students. This article will discuss two culture items that we teach about in Japan: handshaking and the changing American family. Teachers of English in Japan and other countries may find these items to be of interest to their students too.
Handshaking
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