Social Problems in the United States.pptVIP

Social Problems in the United States Poverty Drug Abuse Words and Expressions Words and Expressions *stratification 分层 social ~ 社会阶层化 stratify /v a stratified rock 成层岩 *dysfunction 不正常的行为 *smuggle /v 走私 smuggler 走私者 drug smuggling 毒品走私 *illicit 非法的，违禁的 ~ drugs 违禁药物 *intoxication 酒醉，麻醉 intoxicant 麻醉剂，毒药 Intoxicated /adj 喝醉的，（毒品）麻醉的 Intoxicating /adj 含酒精的，令人头脑迷糊的 eg：Power can be intoxicating *premature /adj 过早的，不成熟的 Poverty in the United States Eating dog and cat food Malnutrition and deprivation Greater susceptibility Causing many social problems The reasons of poverty The unequal overall distribution of wealth and income Unequal rewards of different social classes No beneficial progress made to the underclass Most of wealth being inherited: The children of the poor: remaining poor The children of the rich: remaining enjoying The distribution of income follows a similar pattern The richest fifth: receiving over 40% The poorest fifth: receiving only 5.2% Drug Abuse Drug abuse in the United States is a social problem ,because it has a wide range of social costs or dysfunctions Crime The use of alcohol is highly correlated with violent crime Heroin addicts: must steal in order to raise as much as $100 a day and have to rely on criminal networks Automobile Accidents Alcohol use led to tens of thousands of highway accidents and injuries The drug is blamed for half of the annual total of road traffic fatalities Effects on individuals Alcoholics, have a death rate nearly 3 times higher than that of the general population Drug independence takes a significant toll in terms of personal health and safety Economic losses The cost of alcohol abuse totals over $43 billion a year in accidents, medical bill, lost production and so on There are great economic losses because of drug abuse * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *plight n/v 苦难 plight your troth 以身相许 *celebrity 名人 TV celebrities 电视名人 *susceptibility /n 易感性，敏感性