If our world were a village of 1000 people, what would its ethnic and religious composition be?
Source: http:/www.worldvillage.org
How many of the 1000 people would be . . .
The Global Village
Asian? European?African?South American? North American? Other?
How many of the 1000 people would be . . .
The Global Village
Asian? European?African?South American? North American? Other?
610120 (50+ Russians)13080 (50)50 (80)10
How many of the 1000 people would be . . .
The Global Village
Christians? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems?Hindus?Buddhists?Jews?Other (e.g. Animists)?
How many of the 1000 people would be . . .
The Global Village
Christians?? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems?Hindus?Buddhists?Jews?Other (e.g. Animists)?
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The Global Village
would control 3/4 of the total income?
would be hungry?
would live in sub-standard housing?
would have access to clean water?
would be college educated?
adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)?
How many of the 1000 people . . .
The Global Village
would control 3/4 of the total income?
would be hungry?
would live in sub-standard housing?
would have access to clean water?
would be college educated?
adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)?
< 100
500
800
330
< 10
335
How many of the 1000 people . . .
The Global Village /Miniature Earth
would have a secondary education?
would have a computer?
would have an internet connection?
would have a bank account?
would live on less than $1 a day?
would live on less than $2 a day?
70
120
30
300
180
530
How many of the 1000 people . . .
Relevant Links:
The Miniature Earth (Update- 2010)http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6eTr4ldDYg&feature=related
"The BBs of Wealth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwftZ8SK64 )
"Who Owns America‘s Wealth " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDx8G8Z-PFM&feature=related
The Global Rich Listhttp://www.globalrichlist.com/
Source: http://www.wider.unu.edu/events/past-events/2006-events/en_GB/05-12-2006/_files/78079217418699128/default/wider-wdhw-press-release-5-12-2006.pdf
Some of your views"The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting
poorer."Agree: 90% Disagree: 7%
"Opening up their markets will help developing countries."
Agree: 55% Disagree: 31%"Globalization is a natural development that can't be
stopped."Agree: 48% Disagree: 38%
"A flexible workforce is a good thing."Agree: 66% Disagree: 17%
breakdown of family
poor housing
poor education
lack of job skills
financial distress
proximity to crime
The Cycle of Poverty
The Kerner ReportThe Kerner commission was formed by President Johnson after race riots in 1967. Business, political and civil rights leaders were asked to investigate the nation’s ethnic tensions. Their report was the nation’s first comprehensive look at race issues in the U.S. and it was the federal government’s first official document that said racism existed and was a problem.
The Kerner Report
The Kerner report predicted that the economic and racial divide would grow:
“White society is deeply implicated in the ghetto . . . White institutions created it, white institutions maintain it, and white society condones it.”
Poverty and
(Racial) Groupings
2008 Statistics
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
3.75.56.18.6
10.2Families 10.3
11.211.6
All people 13.213.819
20.823.223.323.624.625.328.331.454
Poverty and
(Racial) Groupings
2008 Statistics
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7Married couples 5.5Employed 6.1
8.610.2
Families 10.311.211.6
All people 13.213.819
20.823.223.323.624.625.3
Unemployed 28.3Single female householders 31.4Children under 6 w/ female householder 54
Top and
Bottom 3
Poverty and
(Racial) Groupings
2008 Statistics
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
3.7Married couples 5.5
6.18.6
10.2Families 10.3
11.211.6
All people 13.2Single male householders 13.8
1920.823.223.323.624.625.328.3
Single female householders 31.4Children under 6 w/ female householder 54
Gender and
Family
Status
Poverty and
(Racial) Groupings
2008 Statistics
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
3.75.56.1
Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6Foreign-born citizens 10.2Families 10.3Whites 11.2Asians 11.6All people 13.2
13.819
20.8Hispanics 23.2Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3
23.6Blacks 24.6American Indians + Alaskans 25.3
28.331.454
Race and
Origin
Poverty and
(Racial) Groupings
2008 Statistics
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7Married couples 5.5Employed 6.1Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6Foreign-born citizens 10.2Families 10.3Whites 11.2Asians 11.6All people 13.2Single male householders 13.8Children under 18 19Children under 6 20.8Hispanics 23.2Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3No high school graduation 23.6Blacks 24.6American Indians + Alaskans 25.3Unemployed 28.3Single female householders 31.4Children under 6 w/ female householder 54
2009 Update
Source: US Census Bureau and the American
Community Survey
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 4.5Married couples 5.5 5.8Employed 6.1Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6 9.4Foreign-born citizens 10.2 10.8Families 10.3 11.1Whites 11.2 12.3Asians 11.6 12.5All people 13.2 14.3Single male householders 13.8 16.9Children under 18 19 20.7Children under 6 20.8 23.8Hispanics 23.2 25.3Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3 25.1No high school graduation 23.6 24.7Blacks 24.6 25.8American Indians + Alaskans 25.3Unemployed 28.3Single female householders 31.4 29.9Children under 6 w/ female
householder54 54.3
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7Married couples 5.5Employed 6.1Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6Foreign-born citizens 10.2Families 10.3Whites 11.2Asians 11.6All people 13.2Single male householders 13.8Children under 18 19Children under 6 20.8Hispanics 23.2Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3No high school graduation 23.6Blacks 24.6American Indians + Alaskans 25.3Unemployed 28.3Single female householders 31.4Children under 6 w/ female householder 54
Now compare the Poverty rates for . . .
A married black man
A white single mother
of young children
An American of
Austrian descent
(married)
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7Married couples 5.5Employed 6.1Non-Hispanic Whites 8.6Foreign-born citizens 10.2Families 10.3Whites 11.2Asians 11.6All people 13.2Single male householders 13.8Children under 18 19Children under 6 20.8Hispanics 23.2Foreign-born non-citizens 23.3No high school graduation 23.6Blacks 24.6American Indians + Alaskans 25.3Unemployed 28.3Single female householders 31.4Children under 6 w/ female householder 54
Now compare the Poverty rates for . . .
A married black man
A white single mother
of young children
An American of
Austrian descent
(married)
(1.6 %)
Reagan/Bush 1
Reagan/Bush 1
Clinton
Bush 2
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said they approved of interracial marriage:
• Whites: 70%• Blacks: 80%• Hispanics: 77%
(1958: whites - 4%)
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said they would vote for a black president:
• Whites: 91%• Blacks: 93%• Hispanics: -- (these results are from the 1997 survey
when Hispanics were not asked separately)
(1958: blacks – 76%, whites - 35%)
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said they had close personal friends of other races:
• Whites: 82%• Blacks: 88%• Hispanics: 80%
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said they prefer to work alongside a racially mixed group:
• Whites: 82%• Blacks: 88%• Hispanics: --
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said they prefer to live in a racially mixed neighborhood:
• Whites: 57%• Blacks: 78%• Hispanics: 61%
Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997)
Americans who said the civil rights movement was "extremely" or "very" important for the United States:
• Whites: 79%• Blacks: 92%• Hispanics: 77%
1997 Levels of Satisfaction (% Satisfied) Blacks Whites Gap
Way things Going in U.S. 44 51 7
Way Things Going in Personal Life 74 87 13
Income 53 72 19
Standard of Living 74 87 13
Housing 75 90 15
Job or Work 73 86 13
Education, Preparing for Job 68 75 7
Gallup Poll Findings
“The trend data suggest that the gaps in satisfaction between whites and blacks on many of these measures have been narrowing significantly over time, and this marks one of the more significant findings of the study. “
(The gap is narrowing because black satisfaction levels have increased over the past years and white satisfaction levels have stayed about the same.)
“The Millennium Breach”
This report was released by a private urban-policy group, the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Kerner report. It basically states that the Kerner predictions have come true.
“While leaders and pundits talk of full employment, inner city unemployment is at crisis levels. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and minorities are suffering disproportionately.”
“The Millennium Breach”Some statistics from the report:
• The national unemployment rate is below 5%, but the rates for young African American men in places like south-central Los Angeles have topped 30%
• The national incarceration rate of black men is four times higher than the same rate in South Africa under apartheid
• The child poverty rate is four times the average of western European countries
“The Millennium Breach”
Measures that workHead Startafter-school youth centersurban school reformjob traininginner city economic development
Measures that don’tenterprise zonesprison constructionboot campssupply-side economicstax breaks for the richtrickle-down theories