Re:The most racist places in America, according to Google
by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @04:23PM
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> I would have thought proximity could also ease tension if there is a degree of integration.
It might, but racial proximity in America often doesn't involve much integration, it is proximity of communities segregated by a combination of voluntary choice and informal discrimination. On the black/white divide specifically, there are in many areas strong cultural forces on both sides working against integration, and making it so that proximity increases conflict which reinforces hostile attitudes on both sides.
It might, but racial proximity in America often doesn't involve much integration, it is proximity of communities segregated by a combination of voluntary choice and informal discrimination. On the black/white divide specifically, there are in many areas strong cultural forces on both sides working against integration, and making it so that proximity increases conflict which reinforces hostile attitudes on both sides.