1. US
1.1. Ethnically diverse from the beginning
1.1.1. Settlers from Europe (17th century)
1.1.1.1. Britain
1.1.1.2. Holland
1.1.1.3. France
1.1.1.4. Spain
1.1.2. Slaves from Africa
1.1.2.1. Worked on cotton and tobacco plants
1.2. “The American Dream”
1.2.1. Extreme poverty/wealth
1.2.2. From dishwasher to millionaire
1.2.3. Barack Obama as the first black US president
1.3. Declaration of Independence (1776)
1.3.1. Slavery and mistreatment of Native Americans are source of shame nowadays
1.3.2. Waves of immigrants
1.4. “Melting pot”/“Salad Bowl”
1.4.1. Diverse people come together
1.4.1.1. Mexican immigrants make up largest number
1.4.2. Common national identity
1.5. Civil rights movement
1.5.1. Martin Luther King
2. UK
2.1. Class system
2.1.1. Traditional patterns have become outdated
2.1.1.1. Upper class
2.1.1.1.1. Privileges
2.1.1.2. Middle class
2.1.1.2.1. Office jobs
2.1.1.2.2. Professional careers
2.1.1.3. Working class
2.1.1.3.1. Manual labour
2.1.1.3.2. Factories
2.2. Immigration
2.2.1. Former colonies
2.2.1.1. India
2.2.1.2. West Indies
2.2.2. Expansion of Europe (2004)
2.2.2.1. Workers from eastern Europe
2.2.3. Racial discrimination
2.2.3.1. Towards Muslim minorities nowadays
2.2.3.1.1. Pakistan
2.2.3.1.2. Bangladesh
2.2.3.2. Towards Western Indies and Africans in the past
3. Traditional patterns have become oudated
4. Gender equality
4.1. Women’s rights are not guaranteed in many countries
4.1.1. No equal opportunities
4.2. Feminism
4.2.1. Closing gender gap
4.3. Gender stereotypes
5. Minorities
5.1. Mentally or physically disabled
5.1.1. Protected by “equal opportunity legislation”
5.2. Gays and lesbians
5.2.1. Civil partnership possible (2004)
5.2.2. Same-sex marriage (2014)
5.2.3. Still rejected by conservative politicians
5.2.3.1. Moral grounds
5.2.3.2. Religious grounds