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Unit Three

Social Problems

Social problems emerge as societies change and develop. Change itself can be a social problem if it occurs too quickly. This is sometimes called the problem of ¡°future shock¡±.

Social ProblemsOne of the greatest problems of developing societies is the problem of overpopulation. As advances in medicine,nutrition and technology increase the average lifespan,birth rates do not decrease rapidly encough,and the result is overpopulation.One of the greatest problems of developed societies is the problem of pollution.As the rapid production of consumer goods creates excessive waste products,the disposal of the wastes becomes more difficult,and the result is pollution.

Social ProblemsThere are several problems that affect almost all societies.Poverty and crime exist in the most advanced industrial societies as well as in developing societies,but they may take very different forms.Some problems are quite old.Some are very new,for example,AIDS and SARS.The outbreak of SARS in the year of 2003 showed us a compelling situation:how human beings should live in harmony with wild animals.

Task 1 Brain StormingWorking in groups, list as many as possible the words associated with social problems. Reference

overpopulation housing water supply transportation littering theft and robbery murder mugging rape pollution smuggling

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fake products trafficking of children and women bribery corruption graffiti gambling prostitution domestic violence lay-offs

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Since we got to know some social problems and most of the problems are not isolated, think of the possible causes for social problems:

theft, robbery, murder, beggars juvenile delinquency, single-parent family

1) Poverty, unemployment 2) high porce rate, etc. 3) lack of communication 4) pollution, littering 5) overpopulationmental problems of various kinds, generation gapworsening environment, health problems

poverty, unemployment, housing problems

Sample Answer (1/4)

Picture A: Last night, Mr. Lester, a middleaged widower, was walking along a dark Birmingham street. He was carrying a briefcase in one hand and an umbrella in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two men. They were standing in a dark side-street. One of them was very big with curly hair, and the other was thin with a bald head.

Sample Answer (2/4)

Picture B: They waited for a few seconds and then walked slowly and silently towards Mr. Lester. The big man he

ld Mr. Lester from behind and the thin one tried to snatch Mr. Letter¡¯s briefcase.

Sample Answer (3/4)

Picture C: Suddenly, Mr. Lester threw the big one over his shoulder. He collided with the thin one and they both landed on the pavement. Without speaking, Mr. Lester struck both of them on the head with his umbrella, and walked calmly away.

Sample Answer (4/4)

Picture D: The two astonished men were still sitting on the ground when Mr. Lester crossed the road towards a door with a painted sign above it. Mr. Lester stopped, turned round, laughed at the two men and walked into the Central Birmingham Club.

Stop Littering

Possible ways to stop littering -raising people¡¯s awareness of public health; -having public role models appear in commercials and advertisements putting rubbish into rubbish bins; -putting more garbage cans along the streets,in the parks, and in other public places; -calling on people to bring bags with them for ribbish

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