American Popular

Culture

Trends in American Culture

What do Americans like to

do?

• Television

• Movies

• Music

• Sports

• Attractions

• Internet/Media

• Reading

Television

• Americans watch a variety of different television

programs like….

• Dramas

• Reality Television

• Sitcoms

How television is viewed

• Americans view television mostly at home with friends and family.

• Many new recording devices have made it possible to record television and watch it later.

• Television has become increasingly connected to other forms of media

• Netflix

• DVR

Movies

• Movies are very popular in the United States

• The United States produces around 2000 movies

a year.

• Many US citizens go to the movies with friends or

family.

• Movies can also be viewed on television and

many universities screen new and older movies

for their students.

Movies

• Some of the most popular movies are

• Action/adventure movies like The Dark Night and

Ironman

• Dramas like The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark

Thirty

• Comedies like The Hangover

Music

• Americans enjoy listening to music in the car, at

home and at concerts

• There are many different venues for concerts in

New York including The Barclay’s Center, Madison

Square Garden, the Beacon Theater and Giants

Stadium

• Popular American musicians include Taylor

Swift, Justin Beiber and Florence and the Machine

What is there to do?

• Americans enjoy a number of attractions,

especially in and around New York City

• There is….

Sightseeing

Attractions

Nightlife

Sports

• The United States enjoys a number of different sports

• Football

• Baseball

• Basketball

• Hockey

• Tennis

• Soccer

New York Teams

• New York City has a number of sports teams including…

• The Giants

• The Jets

• The Yankees

• The Mets

• The Knicks

• The Nets

• The Rangers

Internet and Media

• Americans enjoy the many advances in internet

and media culture

• Internet news

• Blogging

• Social sites like Facebook and Instagram

• Many American get their news from Internet

outlets instead of traditional print or televised

media

Reading

• There is still a very vibrant literary culture in America today.

• New York City is one of the largest publishing hubs in the world.

• Americans enjoy reading non-fiction, literary fiction, chick-lit, mysteries, thrillers and romances.