Company corruption
Tax havens
• In reality the nurse – the rich use tax havens
Illegal activity
• They can move their money into countries with low levels of tax keeping their wealth Robbing the government of extra money for education etc.
If Americans were not as responsible for their lives than their values tell them would they not go to such extremes to protect their wealth?
Crime/drug abuse
The problems with America
The worst social problems
representation in America is like a silent auction
• Available to those that can afford it and stay silent. – you pay others and they stay quiet.
• Every development has been met with a new way to treat blacks unfair. This way is every institution school justice etc.
Poverty
Poverty
• In 2009 to be living in poverty a family of 4 must earn $21,954 • 2008 13.2% 39.8 million were living in extreme poverty • 2009 14.6% 43.6 million were living in extreme poverty • This number increases each year
• Also going by preference it shows that some ingredients are better than others.
Racism of a kind
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America the salad bowl
The salad bowl
• Salad bowl shows that the ethnicities are different as the ingredients of salad. • However salad is always falling apart, the quantities are always misleading.
The value ridden problem
• With materialism people are encouraged to spend as much as possible • If you have to much debt you lose your home and become homeless and can live in poverty for an extended amount of time.
stereotype threat
• There is a belief that Latinos, Indians and blacks are not very smart. • Most are kept in the lower classes and questions on exams are chosen depending on how well the smart students answer (white and Asian).
Poverty in reality
Can you spare some loose change please?
The Value ridden problem
• If it is your responsibility to improve your life • If no one is going to help you • If you are unable to improve your life then you will stay poor and life will become unbearable Lower educational and career opportunies Others don’t have a responsibility which can perpetuate the problems
America the melting pot?
The melting pot
• absorbs elements of many cultures, then passes them around to everyone
• metaphor says that Americans should surrender their cultural and ethnic identities and become American.
Government corruption
government corruption
• Under the law (companies or individuals) cannot provide meals to politicians as a way to influence the law.
• When the government helps themselves the people suffer i.e. 2008 bailout, terrorism.
analogies
• Using the social problems that are in America today create some comparisons and explain what the connection is between the two.
Its relevance to social problems
• If you’re a minority or are poorer if you don’t follow the law you will be punished. • Everyone wishes to have more power and money to improve their lives so they take action to achieve it.
• To get more money for drugs, they steal threaten, rob and commit more crime.
The war on drugs
Medical marijuana
• Last year many states made drugs legal.
• As a means to control the supply and gather more money for state expenditure.
• Ethical problem will this not make the lives of the poorest people even worse? What are the effects to the society?
• Based upon formulas = Bronze is copper and tin. Brass is copper and zinc. If different metals are added to a melting pot, the final material could be flawed and brittle, not stro the other problems
• Both are committed most by young black males from poorer families. • Police Treat them more severe than whites this hopeless situation leads them to take drugs.
How can this happen?
• This can happen because of deniability
• How do you know someone voted a way because they believed in it? • Or because they received some valuable objects in return? If doubt is present it can happen
Goals
• Understand the main social problems in America today. Why do these issue exist • Create analogies regarding the various social problems in America – show how they are similar to something in your life.
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