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1、Chapter VIChapter VISocial ProblemsFour main social problemsn1.The Gap Between the Poor and the Richn2. Violencen3. Decaying Moralityn4. Racial Discriminations1.The Gap Between the Poor and the RichIn American society, equality does not mean all Americans are equal in economies. The difference betwe
2、en the rich and the poor is great because of social system.In Incomes and Possessions: 1. The gap between the rich and the poor has become greater with the economic development.2. Poverty still exists.3. Unemployment is a constant threat to the American people and it effects those without skills.4.
3、People with no money go hungry.The gap often causes great troubles to the American society:1.Homeless people wander along the streets everyday. Shopping bag ladies or “urban hermits”2.Homeless people are suffering greatly from poverty. They are robbed and attacked, and women become the victims of ra
4、ping.2.ViolencePolitical assassination are surprising and extraordinary, for four presidents have been assassinated.Abraham LincolnJohn F. KennedyJames A. GarfiledWilliam MckinleyA new social phenomenon has appeared within the campuses of American colleges and universities. Girl students and women t
5、eachers are greatly threatened by robbery and rape.Campus Shooting in Virginia3. Decaying MoralitynNucleus Family Old men and women suffer from loneliness.nDivorce rate increases rapidly Children suffer from broken families because of their parents divorce Some escaped and wandered in the streets th
6、en they do things desperately.nPremarital sexual relationships and living together before marriage become a “new morality” among young people More and more illegal babies.nDrug abuse New York “City of Heroin”Homosexuality I. Reasons: 1.The despair in marriage or love affairs 2.The desire for somethi
7、ng new and curiousII. It shows the spiritual hollowness of these people and the distortion of social order.4. Racial DiscriminationsDear white, something you got to know. When I was born, I was black. When I grow up, I am black. When Im under the sun, Im black.When Im cold, Im black. When Im afraid,
8、 Im black. When Im sick, Im black. When I die, Im still black. A letter from a black to a whiteYou-white people, When you were born, you were pink. When you grow up, you become white. Youre red under the sun. Youre blue when youre cold. You are yellow when youre afraid. Youre green when youre sick.
9、Youre gray when you die. And you, call me color? American black population consists of 1/10 of the whole, most of whom are the descendants of Africans brought to America as slaves. The way they are called “Blacks” “Non-white” “African Americans” “Negro” “Nigger” “Colored”American blacks have gradual
10、ly become awakened and tried to get freedom and equality. Conditions for the blacks have become a little bit better and improved.There are many forms of racial discrimination.I. The right to vote is the first and the most obvious right of equal citizenship.II. Negroes are still not provided with equ
11、al opportunities.III. “The Ku Klux Klan” is still a threat to the blacks, for its purpose was to suppress and deprive the blacks of their political and economic rights by force.IV. Unemployment is a constant social problem, which is most obvious for blacks.The Social Causes for These Problems1. Films, TV programs and novels are full of violence and robbery.2. The laws in some states are not severe.3. There is a constant corruption in the police.4. Guns are privately owned.5. Most important reason is the capitalist system.The EndThe EndThank youThank you
