Pamela Moncada Humberto Escoto

A Diverse Society

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.- New Federal polices began to focus on the

right of Native Americans to determine their lives,

- New jobs and income.

New policies

The federal government had abandoned the policy of termination of indian reservation.

Native Americans were encouraged to use their own organizations.

Indian Education Act. Community control of schools, parental

involvement and the need to inlcude Native American culture and history in the curriculum were stressed.

American Indian Religious Freedom Act• Federal agencies could not interfere

with Native Americans religious practices.

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act• Indian nations had the right to make

gambling legal.

African Americans

Achivements

New Jobs. Restrictions on voting were removed. Segregation housing and public transportation

were barred. Had rapid advance in politics and government.

Douglas WilderFirst governor of state.

Jesse Jacksson African American

spokeperson.

Whitney HoustonSuperstar of entertainment world.

Continuing Problems

Trapped in poverty. Define as“underclass” The unemployment rate was twice than

the white. Commitment to equal rights seemend

to be slipping.

MILLION MAN MARCH Urged black men to renew their efforts to build and stregthen their families and the black community.

Women Today

New Jobs For the first time women, held large numbers of managerial and professional jobs.

In government ,women had taken increasingly prominent roles.

Women earned 70% of what men earned.

Some jobs were stil seean as “womens work” and paid less than “mens work”.

The Womens rights movement has continued to press for equal treatment of women.It claims many successes.

The first women

justice of the United

States Supreme.

Sandra Oconnor.

Changing role In the family

1990s almost 60% of American women worked outside the house. Two –job family era began. Households were headed by single women.

Americans with Disabiliti

es Laws required ramped curbs, special parking spaces, and wheelchair lifts on buses.

New educational opportunities.

The American with Disabilities Act

Bill of rightsOutlaws discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities.

New Inmigrants

Asian Americans and Latinos

Asian american community doubled in size.

Are the fastest-growing ethnic grop.

United States has more than 7 million people of Asian Heritage.

There are more than 22 million latinos in the United States.

Thet are the nations second largest ethnic minority,

New Inmigration policy• People who wanted to inmigrate to the

united states must apply for admission.Inmigration Reform and Control Act• The act allowed people who arrived

illegally before 1982 to remain and apply for citizenship.

Trends and Issues of the Nineties

An aging population Birth rates have been declining. People are living longer because of the

medical care. American is now older than in the past.

Provides pension and medical care to senior citizens.

Educationg the next generation The federal government has supported

special programs. Percentages

Combatting drug abuse One of the most serious social problem. 2 approaches for fighting drugs: Treating social problems Treatment centers.

Terrorism Terrorist bombings Kidnappings Hijackings In 1993 a bomb rocked the World Trade

Center in NYC. Two years later a blast at a federal building

in Oklahoma city killed 168 people including 15 preeschool children.

In 1996 a airliner exploded off the coast of NYC.

Moving to the Future

United States motto:E pluribus unum – From out of many, one.This motto reflects the nations varied regions, people, cultures and traditions.Americans continue to enjoy freedom: The freedom to be ourselves, to respect one another, and to work together using each others strengths to become a better nation.

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