US culture VS US popular clichés

america.gov website "delivers information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture. It is produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs."

The document above ⇑ shows that "U.S. television and cinema promote images of Americans that are … well … wrong ! Pop Culture versus Real America will contrast those pop culture images with profiles of real Americans in every walk of life.

CONTENTS :

Introduction by Andrew Ferguson

FOOD

Krusty Burger by Chester Pach*

Farm to Table: Fresh for the Picking by Karen Hofstein

LIFEGUARDS

Baywatch

Saving Lives Takes More Than a Nice Tan by Valerie Due

COWBOY

Unforgiven

Modern-Day Cowboy by Candy Moulton

POLICE CHIEF

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

All’s Quiet on the Small-Town Front by Brian Heyman

GUN OWNER

Pulp Fiction

Safety and Security: Twin Priorities by Megan A. Wong.

DOCTOR

Grey’s Anatomy

A Passion to Serve by Megan A. Wong

TEENAGER

Gossip Girl

Helping Family, Friends, and Her Community

by Megan A. Wong

LAWYER

Boston Legal

Ethical Advocate by Karen Hofstein .

MUSICIANS

Notorious

Perfecting Their Pitch by Brian Heyman

IMMIGRANT FAMILIY

Desperate Housewives .

Their Own Support Network by Joshua K. Handell

WIND FARMER

Montgomery Burns

Cutting Costs While Saving the Earth by Gail Kalinoski

PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr. Phil

Helping Youth, One Conversation at a Time

by Sonya F. Weakley

*All television and cinema profiles are written by Chester Pach.