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Warm-up:. In a 7-10 sentence paragraph, answer the following question: How do you think ethnic diversity affect a nation’s culture?. 21 st -Century United States. Culture & Rights. Culture Defined. American Culture Today. Music Food Entertainment Clothing Religion. Diversity.

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Warm-up:

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  1. Warm-up: In a 7-10 sentence paragraph, answer the following question: • How do you think ethnic diversity affect a nation’s culture?

  2. 21st-Century United States Culture & Rights

  3. Culture Defined

  4. American Culture Today • Music • Food • Entertainment • Clothing • Religion

  5. Diversity • Ethnic separation • “melting pot” vs “salad bowl” • assimilation vs separation • Racism / Prejudice • Stereotyping • Inequality • Mass Culture • Standardization / Segmentation

  6. Rights/Liberties • Human Rights: • fundamentalrights,especially those believed to belong to an individualandinwhoseexerciseagovernment may not interfere, as therights to speak,associate,work,etc. • Civil Rights:

  7. Affirmative action, introduced in the 1960s, remained hotly debated as a means to improve opportunities for minorities and women.

  8. African Americans and women made social and political gains. Legislation enforcing equal pay for equal work and punishment for sexual harassment was passed. The Violence Against Women Act passed in 1994.

  9. Education policy took center stage as the merits of standardized testing were debated. Some felt it was a good way to hold schools accountable. Others felt it wasn’t a good way to measure knowledge.

  10. Americans now live longer, and the elderly exert more influence than they did just 100 years ago. The demographic shift to an older population has also strained the Social Security and Medicare systems. President Bush proposed privatizing Social Security, but critics defeated the idea. Debate continues on how to resolve the problem. But no matter the challenge, Americans looked forward to the new millennium with optimism and strength.

  11. Activity: • Human Rights & Civil Rights

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