SOCIAL CONCERNS

AMERICANS CONCERNS IN 1980s

• Aids
• Drug abuse
• Abortion
• Education

HEALTH ISSUES

• Aids-
• Possibly started as early as the 1960's.
• Aids spread rapidly throughout the world.
• Caused by a virus that destroys the immune system.
• Also aids weakens the body.

ABORTION

• Deliberate termination of a females pregnancy
• Argued that it was murder
• -Because its still a human life
• Legal in U.S since 1973

DRUG ABUSE

• Community thought drugs should be legalized
• -To reduce power of gangs
• "Just say no!"

EDUCATION

• 23 million americans were unable to follow
• -An instruction or fill out a job application
• Commison recommended more
• -Homework,longer school days and extended school year.
• Choice of private,public, or religious

THE URBAN CRISIS

• U.S became increasingly suburbanized
• In 1992 , thousands were homeless
• Poor people and racial minorities
• -were often left in cities burdened
• -by high unemployment rates.

Political Losses and Gains.
-After the 1992 election, the numbers of woman for positions were the highest ever.
-ERA never became a law

INEQUALITY

• 57.8% of the nations woman were in the work force.
• Woman only received 75 cents while men got a dollar.
• 31% of female heads of households lived in poverty
• Poverty for African Americans had a higher rate than anyone.
• Woman were very poor.