The document defines key terms related to culture and society such as mainstream culture, individual behavior, generalization, stereotype, melting pot, mosaic, minority, majority, homogeneous, and heterogeneous. It then discusses the meaning of the term "American" and provides a description of Americans as coming from diverse immigrant and refugee groups with a common cultural heritage based on diversity. The document observes American values that influence behavior such as personal control, change, equality, individualism, self-help, future orientation, action orientation, informality, and materialism.

1. Presented by First Group:
1. Elviyasa Gaberia Siregar
2. Heni Yuliani
3. Nurlaisa
4. Yogi Hariyanto

2. 1. What is mainstream culture?
Mainstream culture is the behavior of the groups based
on its values and beliefs.
2. What is Individual Behavior?
Individual behavior is the actions, and activities of one
person.

3. 3. What is Generalization?
Generalization is general behavior which is described by
a statement. This behavior does not apply all the time.
4. What is Stereotype?
Stereotype is an exaggerated belief about a group often
based on a lack of information or contact with member
of that group.

4. 5. What is melting pot?
Melting pot is a society in which ethnic groups blend
and become one group.
6. What is mosaic?
Mosaic is a society in which ethnic groups retained their
separate identities but toghether from the larger
community.

5. 7. What is minority?
Minority is a number that is less then one-half of the
total number or a group that is not part of the larger or
more powerful group.
8. What is majority?
Majority is a number that is more than one half of the
total number or a group that is larger or more powerful
then other groups.

6. 9. What is homogeneous?
Homogeneous is made of one of group having member
that are all the same.
10. What is heterogenous?
Heterogeneous is made up of variety of group having
member that are not all the same.

7. B. The Term “American”
 There are so many types of Americans and yet a
mainstream culture does exist. Even the word
American is confusing. After all, American is
consisting and includes North America, Central
America and South America. The term Americans
describes the people who were born and raised in the
United States.

8. C. A description of American
In this material explained about generalizations about
Americans. Some people might argue that it is
impossible to generalize about American. Americans
don’t come from a common ancestor. Expect for native
Americans ( i.e. Indian) American come from different
Immigrant and refugee groups. Americans do have a
common heritage, but it is based on cultural diversity or
multiculturalism

9. D. A Foreign Anthropologist’s observation of Americans
It is important to understand american values if you
want to understand America behavior. Certain ways of
thinking, acting and communicating are a direct result
of cultural values. The following list of values can easily
describe many American.

10. E. American Values
Value such the ones just described, are the backbone of
American culture. They influence how many American think
and act. Before proceeding to the list itself, we should also
point out that Americans see all of these values as very
positive ones. American values are:
1. Personal control over the environment X fate
2. Change (change is healthy) X Tradition
3. Control over time : Time flies X Time walks
4. Equality and egalitarianism X Hierarchy, rank, status.
5. Individualism and privacy X Group orientations.
6. Self-help X Birthright inheritance
7. Future orientation X Past orientation
8. Action and work orientation X Being orientation
9. Informality X formality
10. Directness, openness, and honesty X Indirectness
11. Materialism X Spiritualism

11. Thank You