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Slide 1 AMERICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND VALUES AMERICAN DREAM BASIC TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES Individual Freedom Self Reliance Equality of Opportunity Equality of Competition Material Wealth Hard Work INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM Church and state were separated Titles of nobility were forbidden Climate of freedom Emphasis on the individual The most basic Desire and ability of all individuals to control their own destiny Attracts immigrants SELF RELIANCE Must learn to rely on themselves risk losing free.
AMERICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND VALUES AMERICAN DREAM BASIC TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES Individual Freedom Self-Reliance Equality of Opportunity Equality of Competition Material Wealth Hard Work INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM • Church and state were separated • Titles of nobility were forbidden • Climate of freedom • Emphasis on the individual The most basic Desire and ability of all individuals to control their own destiny Attracts immigrants SELF-RELIANCE The traditional basic Must learn to rely on themselves risk losing freedom, or respects of the peers Financial and emotional independence from the parents by 18 or 21 Most difficult to understand • If not truly self-reliant, they must at least appear to be so • Receiving financial support from charity, family or government is never admired EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY Attracts generations of immigrants Better chance for personal success • Free from excessive political, religious and social controls • No formal class system Life is a race for success Equal chance to enter the fair race and win EQUALITY OF COMPETITION Dut y • A person must run the race (compete with each other) in order to succeed • Begin in childhood until retirement • Encouraged by strong programs of competitive sports En er ge ti c Constant emotional strain • May feel useless and unwanted when retired • Compete unsuccessfully won’t fit MATERIAL WEALTH America n Dream y n a m r o f e u Tr nts a r g i imm • Abundant natural resources land of plenty seek the fortunes • Raise the standard of living having a better life • If not successful the children would have the opportunity MATERIAL WEALTH Wealth has been a widely accepted measure of social status, abilities and success Materialistic is an insulting word to say SOCIAL CLASS AND WEALTH HARD WORK ry a s s Nece and g n i d r rewa • With industry-based economy, the people believed only by hard work could their rich natural resources be Should hold jobs converted into material possessions and not live off • With information-based society, many welfare payments workers no longer believe that hard work necessarily bring great material rewards .. .AMERICAN DREAM BASIC TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES Individual Freedom Self-Reliance Equality of Opportunity Equality of Competition Material Wealth Hard Work INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM • Church and. .. Emphasis on the individual The most basic Desire and ability of all individuals to control their own destiny Attracts immigrants SELF-RELIANCE The traditional basic Must learn to rely on themselves... risk losing freedom, or respects of the peers Financial and emotional independence from the parents by 18 or 21 Most difficult to understand • If not truly self-reliant, they must at least appear