Social Problems in America 美国社会问题.pptx

Shooting of Trayvon Martin On the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States, George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old mixed-race Hispanic, fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American high school student. who was unarmed, during an altercation between the two for Zimmerman doubt Martin is a hooligan and suspectable. Racial Problems 【Dominant】 White Anglo-Saxon Protestant majority 【Minority】 Americans Indians, Afro-Americans, the Hispanics(拉丁美洲的), Asian Americans Current status of Afro-Americans Education gains Family income increase Political influence of blacks Race relations Problem left over by history Slavery Segregation laws Poverty means malnutrition and deprivation for hundreds of thousands of children. Poverty means greater susceptibility to disease, to alcoholism, to victimization by criminals, and to mental disorders. Poverty means unstable marriage, slum housing, illiteracy, ignorance, inadequate medical facilities, and shortened life expectancy. Poverty means old people eating dog and cat food to supplement their diets. Poverty is intended to represent the minimum income necessary to provide adequate food and shelter. The weighted average poverty threshold for a family of four was ＄21,954. Single family and lack of rescue Slavery Family Lack of rescue Children in single-parent family has 6 times higher possibilities in poverty that children in complete family. Long-term lack of rescue plan by government and irrationality of policies, poverty stays inextricable. major threat drug problem most challenging most challenging drug problem major threat a third of twelve and older Ninety percent a third of twelve and older ninety percent Drug Abuse Drug Abuse Individualism and Sensualism(享乐主义） Individualism Sensualism Too free and loose environment of the U.S. leads to the too much concentration of individuals and the easy access to drugs. The drug not only accord with the value definition of sensualism but also help