Women/gay/gun Flashcards
Féminisation de la pauvreté
Feminization of poverty
Être catalogué
To be pigeonhold
Travails de femmes
Mommy track jobs
Nouveau phénomène : les couples de cadres qui n’ont pas d’enfants
New phenomenon whereby executive couples choose not to have children : DINKS (double income no kids)
Obama a amélioré la situation des femmes aux USA par ?
Lily Ledbetter Act (2010) which guarantees equal pay for women at the work place
Easy however for companies to bypass the law
Mauvaises choses : TODD AKINS 2010
Talked about legitimate rape
TRUMP sur Hillary concernant son mari et elle
“If Hilary can’t satisfy her husband how can she satisfy the American population? “
2012 Obama sur le mariage gay
In 2012 he came out in favor of gay marriage -> snowball effect whereby more and more states legalized homosexual marriage
Décision de la court suprême
In 2015 the Supreme Court validated the gay marriage on a federal system
Mais beaucoup d’états résistent au mariage gay
But many states try to resist gay marriage
KIM DAVIS 2015 refused to sign gay marriage license and became a forehead of the anti gay marriage campaign
Conflit exécutif va législatif
Difficile pr Obama de passer des lois
One of the key conflicts in USA is between the executive and the legislative : under Obama the checks and balance system has failed
Simply put : it is hard for Obama to pass laws because of the republican dominated congress
Le pb des droits des états
The problem of states rights has always been a controversial issue in the country
Etat providence
Welfare state is frowned upon (mal vu)
Vieux conflit entre…..
Age old conflict between…
Le rêve américain
The idea that everyone can came to the country the land of opportunity and and make it in life
The self made man myth
No traditional aristocracy in the USA because it is a young country
USA : société sans classe
MAIS
A classless society
BUT 1% of the us population enjoys a huge proportion of the nation wealth
Melting pot
The idea you lust Liz and integrate
Multiculturalism
People can keep their identity and their culture as long as they obey the law
Manifest destiny
Justifies their imperialism
Gun control
Legislation aimed at restricting the right to bear arms
Problème des Lobby pour le port d’armes
It is almost impossible to pass major gun control legislation due to the huge influence of the pro-gun lobby (the NRA)
2013 petite fille et petit garçon
In 2013 a two-yo girl Caroline sparks was shot dead by her 5-yo brother who was playing with his present
Changements en 2016
However in 2016, the tide lay have turned
In January 2016 Obama made an emotional speech and pro leased to pass an executive order on gun control
