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National narratives (USA) (Religion in the US (Jewish (A large number of…
National narratives (USA)
Civil religion
Beliefs
Rites
Important
Makes the US a coherent country
Anybody sharing the beliefs are included
Regardless origin, religion etc.
Diverse population
Based on the national narrative, expresses the idea of the national narrative
The glue that hols America together as a nation
"The greatest country in the world"
Attitudes about America and allegiance
NFL Players
Veterans
Military
"Everybody goes home"
Don't leave the wound behind
National anthem at school
Everybody is welcome and everyone is as much American as the other
No matter where you came from or who you are
Trump?
Contradictions
Minorities
All countries has one, but not one that has formed the country as in the US
Religion in the US
Protestantism
The US is not secularised
The church is a large part of your social area
The biggest one's
Bapthist
Episcopalian
Methodist
Pentecostals
Just about everyone attends church
Catholicism
Jewish
A large number of scientist and etc. fled to the US in the 30's
Captain America is created by two jews
Islamism
Hinduism
Atheism
Lack the social networking
Buddhism
Expected to be religious as a citizen of the US
Idea of a shared moral - how you live your life
Homosexuality
Theory that a protestant country will very quickly be secularised - did not occur in the US
Class
Middle class
Mostly defined through money - many definitions
Actual income
Between 2/3 - 2/1 of medium income
Wealth
No debt
If you don't have any debts you're middle class
Student loans for example
Aspirations
House, car, send kids to college
Not like in the UK
Upper class
US Upper class is people that are very wealthy
In the US the idea is that anyone can make it - no noblesse oblige
No feeling of being in debt to your country
Donates to charity
Gives back because it is needed better somewhere else
In Europe upper class is seen as noblesse oblige
Gives back because of the obligation
Service to your country because you were born wealthy
Poor (lower class)
Level of education tends to be inherited
Some ethnic groups tend to be more poor than other
Food stands
Depends on where you live
Medicare
Not all doctors who treat people on medicare
Poverty
Health insurance through work
Working poor
Not many unemployed, just people having many jobs to get around
Rural poor
Segregated by living areas
Join a gang or the military as a solution for getting out of poverty
Most of the military consists of black people
Gangs a reaction to poverty
School and education
88 % graduate high-school in the whole nation
40 % gets a college degree
22% attended but didn't graduate
Less among minorities
Among blacks, native americans and hispanics the chances are lower to graduate high-school
Many are forced to drop out of high-school due to poverty
Teen-pregnancy
High-levels of infant and maternal death
No abortion clinics in some regions
Religion does not allow "out of marriage" pregnancies
Everybody can make it
Fear
Americans are generally afraid
Because they are NOT trusting each other
No functioning well-fare system
GUNS