Making Modern American Culture 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAP United States HistoryGCSENone Created by: harkiratshergillCreated on: 25-01-21 00:42 Science and Faith The US remains a highly religious nation, but new scientific discoveries enhance faith in science EX: Darwin's Evolution is translated by Spencer to "Social Darwinism" Attractive b/c Americans are out-competing others. Diversity and Innovation in Religion: Diversity: Immigration Protestants: Innovate Missions to foreign countries Social Gospel - renew faith by pushing social justice Fundamentalism Commerce and Culture Consumer Culture SEEMS democratic. If you've got money, you can ride. Public Spaces become less masculine Class in Public Spaces Vagrancy Laws Women, Men and the Self The dilemma of Industrialization: working for a living provides freedom, risk 1 of 3 Commerce and Culture Industrialization brings terms like “middle class” and “working class” into use What do these identities mean today? In the 1880s? Consumer Spaces Public space had long been loud, male-centered. New businesses encourage more women, families. Changes at Home Changes in Travel 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson: WHY NOW? 2 of 3 Masculine Leisure in Glided Age Culture Does white-collar work make men weak, effeminate? “Muscular Christianity” YMCA and Country Clubs The Rise of Professional Sports Baseball, Football The Great Outdoors Rise of the Environment Movement: John Muir 3 of 3
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