Solutions Contemporary Challenges and当代的挑战和解决方案.pptVIP

Contemporary Challenges and Solutions By Leonard C. Ornstein For the American Forum Challenges We Face: Aging Unemployment Disabilities Changing Family Structure Homelessness Homework!!! Find, read, and bring 5 articles about your assigned problem. Find articles about your assigned problem in both the U.S. and in Japan. American Attitudes Towards Solutions Protestant Work Ethic Faith-Based Initiative Ask??? What does it mean to pull yourself up by your boot straps? Max Weber German Economist and Historian Coins phrase “Protestant Work Ethic” Protestant Work Ethic belief that work has moral value:?a belief in the moral value of work, thrift, and the responsibility of the individual for his or her actions. Protestant Work Ethic Hard Work and self-reliance are the keys to success, not depending of the Government. Major idea behind “The American Dream.” Liberal vs. Conservative Liberals vs. Conservatives Liberals favor strong government involvement in solving social and economic problems. Liberals favor government spending for solutions. Conservatives favor less government involvement in economic and social problems. Favor self-reliance and “pulling yourself by your bootstraps.” The Change: What event in American History challenged the Protestant Worth Ethic? Major American Social Programs The New Deal The Great Society The New Deal President Franklin D. Roosevelt Beginning of the “Welfare State” First time American Government got heavily involved with Economics and Social Problems Social Security Social Security, public programs designed to provide income and services to individuals in the event of retirement, sickness, disability, death The Great Society President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” program, which worked to improve education, housing and reduce poverty and racism in the United States. The Bottom Line Traditional American Problem Solving is based on Protestant Work Ethic. In recent years the government has taken a larger role in solving social problem