美国信仰

socie ty is a colle ction of se lf-de te rm ining individua ls
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• It is most important and stands out most saliently • It is rooted in a philosophical tradition and it was emphasised in the abesence of fedual and aristocratic classes in early American . • meaning: rather than relying upon family background or class privileges, individuals in America have to strike out on their own, making decisions and taking responsibility for anything they do for themselves.
learning Objectives
• Understand the fundamental beliefs of American people • Distinguish the nuanced differences between Americanborn beliefs and immigrant beliefs • Know the core beliefs that grew out of the frontier experience • Learn the close links between religious and moral beliefs • Appreciate the ways political and social beliefs relate and interact to each other
This is due largely due to the fact in their own countries, they did not have opportunities to improve their lives nor did they have freedom to achieve success by coming to new world they believe everything becomes possible. The initial immigrants take the mayflower reach the new world. They were dissatisfied with their lives in European. Some of them sought for better life. Some of them sought for religion freedom. They were full of hopes.
American Beliefs
Primary Beliefs of Amerian Culture Immigrant Beliefs Frontier Beliefs Religious and Moral Beliefs Social Beliefs Politica Beliefs Beliefs on Human Nature
Social Beliefs
• Immigrants to America may hold three beliefs more firmly than any other belief---• improvement is possible • opportunities must be imaged • freedom is needed for success.
• Christ • Bible----the actual word of god to be taken literally word for word • Through activities of tiller and fellers ,Americans gained awareness of natural that strengthened their belief in god the creator. • the moral law inherent in god’s creation that Americans came to believe in that was revealed in the nature of things as well in scripture.
Social Beliefs
General speaking, in early colonial age--•everyone had to work including gentlemen to grow enough food. •In order to motivate their utmost, their labor had to benef themselves. •The majority of workers were engaged in agriculture, manual work of all kinds assumed a cultural respectability
Social Beliefs
Individuals
society
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but society had no responsibility for assuring the happiness or well being of any of its member. Still Americans believe as a people that each person should try to get ahead and that American society should also be improved.
1.Ocean exploration ---hard manual work everyone must work 2.The Homestead Act ----the prevailing mode of life that small farms worked by their own owners. In a word, the cultural beliefs required every class to work, provided workers an level of benefit from their work and made manual work respectable.
Throughout American history, the convictions of immigrants about improvement opportunity and movement have periodically been refreshed by new waves of immigrants.
The American frontier experience helped create many new beliefs about what they can do in their life. They include: • each person should rely upon himself responsible for his own well-being; •helping others helps yourself; •process requires organization.
Religion and moral beliefs
The US is probably the most religious nation in the world .since religion has played such an influential role in shaping American values, it has found expression in American belief system: •god created nature and human beings •god created a law of right and wrong •doing what is right is necessary for happiness . •America is a chosen country and god gave men the same right.
After their arrival, because of their commitment of the pursuit of an imaged future happiness they were determined to succeed in America, expecting eventually in success.
Culture and beliefs-------culture is a set of beliefs expressed in behavior. Generally speaking, Americans’ primary beliefs include— everyone must work people must benefit from their work manual work is respectable. . These three beliefs associated with the colonial settlement and immigrant
Social Beliefs • Over the course of its social evolution and out of their values and environment,American society has developed a set of social beliefs, the most salient of which includes:society is a collection of self-determining individuals; everyone is expected to succed; success is largely measured by the amount of wealth accumulated, and achievement determines a person's rank.
In fact all these beliefs derived from the experience of westward movement during the settlement. In America both self-reliance and cooperative social behavior were needed because the process of individuals and the progress of society were mutually beneficial indeed synonymous.
An effort to please god and gain peace of mind through obedience to his moral law by doing good to man. Born again in the sprit does require an effort to reform one’s bad conduct. Americans believe, whether realistically or imaginary, America is a chosen country. In the declaration of independence, all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. Until today the belie of god gave men the same birthright has remained unchanged.