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The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts---ha
The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts---ha
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2023-12-18
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The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts---has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.
The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation’s moral climate, says this ethics professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it.
But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. "The thought that ’I’m in it for m’ has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness." Ms. Elshtain says.
Some of this can be attributed to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.
In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that. Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.
The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament for some nonexistent "golden age, " Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.
Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says, "Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can’t be bought." [br] In the 1950s, classroom violence______.
选项
A、was something unheard of
B、was by no means a rare occurrence
C、attracted a lot of public attention
D、began to appear in analysts’ data
答案
A
解析
文章第五段谈到“Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the l950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.”,可见,在20世纪50年代“classroom violence”是闻所未闻的事件,因此,[A]是正确答案,第五段中提到的20世纪50年代闻所未闻的事件有两件:“classroom violence”和“a high rate of births to unmarried mothers”,由此可以判断,选项[B]的说法与原文正好相反,故,[B]错误。既然“classroom violence”是闻所未闻的事件,更谈不上会"attract a lot of public attention”,所以,[C]错误。第五段中说资料显示在20世纪50年代人们没有听说过“classroom violence”,它也就不可能出现在“analysts’data”中。所以,[D]错误。
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