Cultural groups in the US

What is culture ? Culture in its very essence is the excellence in taste of fine arts and humanities second , it is an integrated pattern of human knowledge , belief and behavior that depends upon the social learning and perception of thought of an individual . Lastly , it is the set of standards or norms , values , goals and practices that characterize an institution , a group or that of an individual

I personally believe that major multicultural groups in the United states such as White Americans , African Americans , American Indians Asian and Pacific Islanders , Hispanic and

others can be identified as various cultural groups ' that comprise a bigger entity that is , the United States of America . The United States has a rich culture in such a way that when immigrants arrive to the country , in a several years time they become Americanized ' in words , in actions and in the way they think . Even if these settlers refuse to be Americanized ' they don 't have any choice because the American way of life becomes their own manner of living . Thus , they adapt to the culture of others around them .It would be best for the White Americans to be referred to as a race rather than a culture , because whites are simply Caucasians that have settled and lived in the United States . In contrast , White Americans can be regarded to as a cultural group in the United States because they share the same perceptions , follow the same set of norms , goals and ideals which define...