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A D iverse S ociety. Pamela Moncada Humberto Escoto . We are like a salad. We are all different . All together we make something good . Saul Ramirez. African Americans. Population is about 2,200,00. They live on reservations .
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A DiverseSociety Pamela Moncada Humberto Escoto
We are like a salad.We are alldifferent.Alltogetherwemakesomethinggood. SaulRamirez
AfricanAmericans Populationisabout 2,200,00. Theyliveonreservations. New Federal policesbegan to focusontheright of NativeAmericans to determine theirlives, New jobs and income.
New policies • The federal governmenthadabandonedthepolicy of termination of indianreservation. • NativeAmericanswereencouraged to use theirownorganizations. • IndianEducationAct. • Community control of schools, parental involvement and theneed to inlcudeNative American culture and history in thecurriculumwerestressed.
Achivements • New Jobs. • Restrictionsonvotingwere removed. • Segregationhousing and publictransportationwere barred. • Hadrapidadvance in politics and government.
ContinuingProblems • Trapped in poverty. • Define as“underclass” • Theunemploymentratewastwicethanthewhite. • Commitment to equalrightsseemend to be slipping. • MILLION MAN MARCH Urgedblackmen to renewtheirefforts to build and stregthentheirfamilies and theblackcommunity.
New Jobs • Forthefirst time women, heldlargenumbers of managerial and professionaljobs. • In government ,womenhadtakenincreasinglyprominent roles. • Womenearned 70% of whatmenearned. • Somejobswerestilseean as “womenswork” and paidlessthan “menswork”. TheWomensrightsmovement has continued to pressforequaltreatment of women. Itclaimsmanysuccesses.
Changing role In thefamily • 1990s almost 60% of American womenworkedoutsidethehouse. • Two –jobfamily era began. • Householdswereheadedby single women.
Lawsrequiredrampedcurbs, special parking spaces, and wheelchairliftson buses. New educationalopportunities. The American withDisabilitiesAct Bill of rights Outlawsdiscriminationagainstpeoplewithphysicalor mental disabilities. AmericanswithDisabilities
AsianAmericans and Latinos Asianamericancommunitydoubled in size. Are thefastest-growingethnicgrop. UnitedStates has more than 7 millionpeople of AsianHeritage. There are more than 22 million latinos in theUnitedStates. Thet are thenationssecondlargestethnicminority,
Trends and Issues of theNineties Anagingpopulation Educationgthenextgeneration The federal government has supportedspecialprograms. Percentages • Birthrateshavebeendeclining. • People are living longerbecause of the medical care. • American isnowolderthan in thepast. • Providespension and medical care to senior citizens.
Combatting drug abuse Terrorism Terroristbombings Kidnappings Hijackings In 1993 a bombrockedtheWorldTrade Center in NYC. Twoyearslater a blast at a federal building in Oklahoma citykilled 168 peopleincluding 15 preeschoolchildren. In 1996 a airlinerexploded off thecoast of NYC. • One of the most serious social problem. • 2 approaches for fighting drugs: • Treating social problems • Treatment centers.
UnitedStatesmotto: E pluribusunum – Fromout of many, one. Thismottoreflectsthenationsvariedregions, people, cultures and traditions. Americanscontinue to enjoyfreedom:Thefreedom to be ourselves, to respectoneanother, and to worktogetherusingeachothersstrengths to become a betternation. Moving to theFuture
Thankyou Kaplan & Sadock - Sinopsis de Psiquiatria 10ma Ed