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The American People Face a New Century

The American People Face a New Century. By Greg Morris, Julianne Cabasi, Michael Ghirardelli. Information Age Microsoft Internet New communications Outsourcing 24 hour market High tech economy Boom or bust Scientific Research Human Genome Project Stem cell Research

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The American People Face a New Century

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  1. The American People Face a New Century By Greg Morris, Julianne Cabasi, Michael Ghirardelli

  2. Information Age • Microsoft • Internet • New communications • Outsourcing • 24 hour market • High tech economy • Boom or bust • Scientific Research • Human Genome Project • Stem cell Research • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6t4R1kG7Q Economic Revolutions

  3. Standard of Living • Highest in World • Americans not wealthiest • Separation of Wealth • Welfare Reform Bill (1996) • Income differences • Widening income gap • Educational opportunities • Funding Affluence and Inequality

  4. Affected by economic changes • Working Mothers • Education • Universities open doors • Discrimination • Gender gap • Leave of Absence • Job protection • Family leave Bill (1993) • Responsibilities The Feminist Revolution

  5. Divorce • Increasing rate • Traditional Families • Slow forming • Single parent • Raising Children • Day care centers • Babysitting • Gay marriage • Teen pregnancy New Families and Old

  6. Longer Lives • Economic, Social, and Political questions • Social Security • Deficit • Baby Boomers • Pressured by government The Aging of America

  7. Reasons for Immigration • Job search • overcrowding • New skills • Mexican immigrants • Largest amount of immigrants • American capacity • Fear of overcapacity • Benefits • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEvIXMWBlRU New Immigration

  8. Latinos • Political powers • Largest minority • United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) • Ceaser Chavez • Asian-Americans • Standard of living • Native-Americans • reservations • discrimination Beyond the Melting Pot

  9. City Crime • Rate increases • Unsafe family environment • Suburbanized • Decline of “Urban Age” • Areas of Intense Growth • City Renewal • Commercial redevelopment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zRYmP0HAk4 Cities and Suburbs

  10. Racial and Ethnic tensions • Court system • Riots • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2pRnBgeBU • Changing majority • Cities • White migration • Ghettos • Black ghettos problematic • Home environment • Single mothers • Importance of Safe environment • Higher education • Minority Minority America

  11. “Multiculturalism” • Horace Kallen • Randolph Bourne • Ethnic Pride • Cultural differences • Six categories E Pluribus Plures

  12. Education • Increase • Economy • College • Novels • Written on American Society • American Authors • African American Authors • Native American Indians • Asian American Authors • Latino Authors The Life of the Mind

  13. American Spirit • Problems continue • Environmental Worries • Alternative fuel • Planting trees • Pollutants The American Prospect

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