Cross-Culture Understanding

Anita Zukhrufa
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PBI 6A

GENERAL AMERICAN VALUES

A few selected values which are at the core of the American value system.

A. Freedom

American‘s understanding of freedom is that all people are equal and that the role of the government is
to protect each person‘s basic “inalienable” rights. The U.S. Constitution‘s Bill of Rights assures
individual rights, including provisions for freedom of speech, press and religion.

B. Individualism

Thomas Jefferson believed that a free individual‘s identity should be held sacred and that his or her
dignity and integrity should not be violated. Individualism, understood not only as self-reliance but also
as economic self-sufficiency, has been a central theme in American history.

C. Punctuality