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U.S. Culture (u.s + culture)
Selected AbstractsLife between Two Deaths, 1989,2001: U.S. Culture in the Long Nineties by Phillip E. WegnerTHE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN CULTURE, Issue 4 2009Jim Welsh No abstract is available for this article. [source] Immigrant Parents' Concerns Regarding Their Children's Education in the United StatesFAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES RESEARCH JOURNAL, Issue 4 2009Olena Nesteruk A growing body of research suggests that as immigrant families assimilate into U.S. culture, their children's academic achievements and aspirations decline. This article explores possible reasons for this finding from the perspective of immigrant parents from Eastern European countries whose children attend U.S. schools. In-depth, qualitative interviews are conducted with 50 married mothers and fathers who hold professional-status employment. The data are analyzed using open and axial coding approach and three central, recurring themes emerge: (a) Parental Influences: "Education is a must,. The sky is the limit"; (b) The Educational System: "Parental guidance and resources are required"; and (c) Sociocultural Influences: "Everything here is about making money,. But what about our children'" Supporting, illustrative narratives are presented in connection with each theme to explain the perspectives of these immigrant parents on their children's schooling in the United States, and to add other tentative factors for further research into the decline of the children's academic achievement and aspirations with longer residence in the United States. Implications for family and consumer scientists are presented. [source] THEOLOGICAL ETHICS, THE CHURCHES, AND GLOBAL POLITICSJOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS ETHICS, Issue 3 2007Lisa Sowle Cahill ABSTRACT Several discourses about theology, church, and politics are occurring among Christian theologians in the United States. One influential strand centers on the communitarian theology of Stanley Hauerwas, who calls on Christians to witness faithfully against liberalism in general and war in particular. Jeffrey Stout, in his widely discussed Democracy and Tradition (2004), responds that religious people ought precisely to endorse those democratic and liberal American traditions that join religious and secular counterparts to battle injustice. Hauerwas, Stout, and many of their interlocutors envision liberal U.S. culture as the context of Christian social ethics. The ensuing debate rarely incorporates Catholic scholars, feminist scholars, scholars of color, or international and liberationist voices. Their inclusion could enhance an understanding of the role of the church in society, and support a common morality in the face of global pluralism. More importantly, it could broaden the scope of discourse on religion and politics to envision global Christian social ethics. [source] Preparing international students for a successful social experience in higher educationNEW DIRECTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, Issue 117 2002Jan Guidry Lacina Colleges and universities can increase their retention of international students by providing those students with help in adjusting to U.S. culture. [source] | ||||||||||