1. The author says that the United States
was founded on the principle of human equality, but in practice
the nation has fallen far short of that ideal. Illustrate this point
with what you have learned from this book.
2. Use examples from this text to support the author's argument
that American society is a stratified one, in which power, wealth
and prestige are unequally distributed among the population.
3. Discuss the origins, development and current situation of the
black-white relations in the United States.
4. What does poverty mean in the United States ? Why is poverty
a social problem in America?
5. Why does the drug issue always excite the strong emotion among
Americans? Why is it perceived as a major threat to American society
?
6. Why is crime "the number one
enemy" in the United States ?
7. What is the profile of a typical
criminal according to the reports by the FBI? Why is it so ? If
the white-collar crime is included, and if the authorities are more
vigorous in their enforcement of law, what changes will take place
in the profile of a typical criminal ? Why?
8. Pick up some examples from the text
to show how the government and corporations have abused power in
the United States.
