Essential English Podcast

Protestantism had undergone an unprecedented development on American soil, diversifying into multiple branches, denominations, several interdenominational and related movements, as well as many other…

The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions, and values of that particular group. In this episode, you will strengthen your perce…

Most American parents discipline their children in a way similar to the rest of the western world, balancing support with control. Roles and duties in the family are becoming less dictated by a perso…

However, about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. The divorce rate for subsequent marriages is even higher. In this episode, you will learn how American society faces m…

Americans especially value self-reliance and see it as a requirement to obtain and secure individual freedom. In other words, given their tremendous distrust of government—also stemming from the Amer…

Americans pay a price, however, for their material wealth: hard work. The North American continent was rich in natural re­sources when the first settlers arrived, bat all these resources were undevel…

Equal opportunity, also called equality of opportunity, in political theory, the idea that people ought to be able to compete on equal terms, or on a “level playing field,” for advantaged offices and…

National identity is a person's identity or sense of belonging to one state or to one nation. People with identification of their nation view national beliefs and values as personally meaningful and …

Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual. Individualism thus involves "the right of the individual to fre…