Click to edit the title text format,Click to edit the outline text format,Second Outline Level,Third Outline Level,Fourth Outline Level,Fifth Outline Level,Sixth Outline Level,Seventh Outline Level,Eighth Outline Level,Ninth Outline Level,Click to edit the title text format,Click to edit the outline text format,Second Outline Level,Third Outline Level,Fourth Outline Level,Fifth Outline Level,Sixth Outline Level,Seventh Outline Level,Eighth Outline Level,Ninth Outline Level,Unit 10,Social problems,in the united states,Contents,Crime,Drug abuse,Poverty,Racial problems,The Abuse of Power,by Government and Corporations,Present,situation,anti-,discrimination,The,history,The,origin,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 white.,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.,These differences,have contributed to racial conflicts that have been a persistent social problem to American society.,The origin of racial problems,The history,of racial problems,The slave auction,The first blacks were brought to North American in 1619.,Within a few decades the demand for their cheap 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 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 Luther 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 Rights 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 institutionalized discrimination is still rife.,5.2%,10.2%,There is a world of difference between the two.,The income gap between,the blacks and the white,The,unemployment,rate,Some pictures about,the present conditions of American racial discrimination,the pictures of,demonstrations held by the black,The white dolls 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 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,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 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 cultural 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 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 youth,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 abuse and violence,Drug&Economy,Title,Accident,medical bill,lost production,Title,Title,Title,Treatment and control of drug abuse,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