后911时代的种族主义和都市疏离.ppt

* 视听说教程 * 河北农业大学外国语学院 Foreign Language College in Agricultural University of Hebei, China LM American Racism 美国种族主义 America --- a Nation of Immigration American Racism The United States is one of the few industrial countries with a growing population. The main reason is immigration. Today America has just over three hundred million native people. On the American continents, there are two long-continuing immigration movements. The first movement from Asia began probably 25 thousand years ago when Siberian tribes were in search of new hunting grounds or of refuge from the pursuing enemies. The second migration from Europe and Africa began with the expansion of Europe from the 16th century. The first European immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands. Attracted by reports of great economic opportunities and religious and political freedom, immigrants from many other countries flocked to the United States in increasing numbers, the flow reaching a peak in the years 1892-1924. The immigration flows result in a multi-racial America, each racial and ethnical group carrying their own subculture with distinctive characteristics from others, which is the root of cultural conflicts. Cultural Conflicts in the USA --- the Result of Immigration American Racism The United States is a called a melting-pot, and it is creating a brand new multi-cultural society. Different races of people pour into the United States from all around the world, and each of them brings their own culture and religion. Each group of people is struggling to preserve and expand the influence of their own culture and religion. Consequently, conflicts emerge and become a persistent social problem to American society. Although these are problems need solving, the US society shows “vigorous power” as its major characteristics. Conflicts between cultures are not only the source of the social problems, but the positive