1、Social problems in the united states,Contents,The Abuse of Power by Government and Corporations,anti- discrimination,The history,Theorigin,present situation,Racial problems,Racism in the United States has been a major issue since the colonial era. Historically, the country has been dominated by whit
2、e.,Unlike most other peoples, American are primarily a nation of immigrants. The citizens or their ancestors immigrated from many parts of the globe.Though people all share a common American culture, the nation contains many racial and ethnic subcultures with their own distinctive characteristics.Th
3、ese differences have contributed to racial conflicts that have been a persistent social problem to American society.,The origin of racial problems,The historyof racial problems,The slave auction,The first blacks were brought to North American in 1619 . Within a few decades the demand for their cheap
4、 labor led to a massive slave trade that ultimately transported some 400 000 Africans to this continent, where they were sold like cattle at auctions.,Civil War,The Emancipation Proclamation,The Northern states had all outlawed slavery by1830, but the Southern state maintained the institution until
5、it was finally ended by the civil war, Lincolns emancipation of slavery in 1863.,The 1960s saw the great civil rights movement whose goals were to end segregation laws completely and fight for equal rights for the colored people, after that, many American blacks began to have a new mood.,Martin Luth
6、er King encouraged black people to use nonviolent means to achieve their goals of equal treatment. Finally, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to stop discrimination in all public places.,The blacks and the whites still regard each other as an enemy,In spite of the gains of the Civil Right
7、s Movement, racial problems still exist. The laws have changed, but some people-on all sides of the color spectrum-remain prejudiced.,present situation,The current status of black Americans presents a mixed picture. The elimination of legal barriers to their advancement has been a major gain, but in
8、stitutionalized discrimination is still rife.,There is a world of difference between the two.,The income gap between the blacks and the white,Theunemployment rate,Some pictures about the present conditions of American racial discrimination,the pictures of demonstrations held by the black,The white d
9、olls are two times as high as the black ones,Some other phenomena of racial discrimination,As a black, others often made fun of Obama,anti-discrimination,As a result of the racial discrimination, there appears more and more problems in the society and we cant wait to find a way to solve it.,Poverty
10、of a rich world American poverty,1998年每天生活费低于1美元人口分布,Current situation,cause,solution,summary,Current situation,the children remained far above the national average level of poverty,The past few decades, the government against poverty policies, the composition of poverty-stricken population in great
11、 changes have taken place,Single parent families is the population of the most part, to increase the maximum speed of all poor families,Cause,The distribution of income is unequal. The wage of manual workers is too low Personal Irresponsibility, negative attitude, bad living habits and inferior cult
12、ural value leads to poverty. Long-term social and economic inequality, stagnant wages and lack of public assistance program, unreasonable policy is the mainly responsible for their poverty.,Solution,Take a more active welfare policy to solve the problems of poverty stick to “remedial“ social relief
13、policies so that the government can guarantee the lowest level of life Increasing education and employment training, establish the social welfare and social assistance system Fully take use of the power of folk organization in charity and relief,drug abuse,American,Overview,Crime,Economy,Death,The y
14、outh,Overview,Several weeks ago , the world health organization reported that American is the largest country of consuming drug.They reported over 72,000,000 American people have used drug. Over 33% cocaine all over the world is consumed in America.,Drug &crime,Drug trafficking and violence,Drug abu
15、se and violence,Drug &Economy,Many indirect cost,Processing drug,Drug &death,It is reported that junkies average lifetime is 10 to 15years shorter than the normal people,25% junkie will die 10 to 20 years later,Drug &death,Excessive drug use Suicide because of drug Cause other disease Indifferent at
16、titude after junkie is ill Death because of accident regularly,The reason,Drug &the youth,Drug &the youth,27.3% junkie begin to use drug because of anguish, Loneliness, depressed 41%youth used drug when they were in middle school 62% youth have gone to drug trade center 1,000,000 children between 8
17、to 12 years old have seen the drug trade in their school,Drug &the youth,Crime,Another serious social problem,Crime in US,Crime is one of the most serious social problems facing the nation. A survey by the LEAA found that 61% of all women feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods at night ; 45% is afra
18、id to walk alone at night near their own home; and that 47% own guns,largely for self-protection.Even someone said that almost half of American women were raped at least once in a lifetime.,The Gender,Males are arrested about four times as often as females.,The Young,Young people appear to commit fa
19、r more than their share of crime.,The Black,The arrest rate for the black population is three times higher than for white.,The Abuse of Powerby Government and Corporations,A crucial problem of government and corporation concerns power and the abuse of it . Americans lives are dominated by large publ
20、ic and private organizations .,The public organizations , primarily government agencies , affect almost every area of their experience .,the public organizations,register births,provide education,social services,regulate many of the conditions of employment,register deaths,The private organizations
21、, primarily business corporations , provide jobs for the bulk of the population and supply most of consumer needs , from banking and television services to clothing and gasoline .,But these organizations are often experiences as,oppressive,unresponsive,impersonal,inefficient,arrogant,and even corrup
22、t,The lack of public answerability of these large organizations has become a major social problem .,Government and corporations are widely distrusted in the United States .,Watergate scandal of the early 1970s,Distrust of government reached its height.,The Watergate affair led to the trials and conv
23、ictions of many high public officials on such charges as extortion , perjury , conspiracy .,The scandal provoked congressional investigations of the FBI and the CIA that turned literally thousands of illegal acts in the executive branch of government .,The CIA , without any authorization from Congre
24、ss , plotted the assassination of foreign heads of state , including Fidel Castro of Cuba .,As for corporations , they are widely believed to be more concerned with their own profits than with social responsibility ,and the quality or price of their products , or the truth of their advertising .,Thank you!,
