As a next step towards understanding the vast spectrum of segregation I researched articles on the topic. I found interesting articles which touched on areas of segregation my mind didn’t even think about as being classified as segregation. Which leads me to some disturbing questions – How much of segregation do I not understand? What parts am I missing by being oblivious to their existence? How much does segregation affect everyone’s lives?
While reading the articles I realized I hadn’t thought about segregation of the sexes (which is interesting since I am a girl…), segregation of residential neighborhoods, segregation of the elderly, segregation of jobs in big cities, or even segregation between smoking and overall prosperity.
I also haven’t looked at segregation within segregation….like is there segregation between women who are attractive looking and those who are not, segregation between those who are overweight and those who are not, or even segregation between those with cognitive disabilities and physical disabilities?
The last bit of insight I gained from the articles is this question…Have we made progress in problems of segregation or have we made laws which are loosely followed? And if we just made laws why did we not follow them?
What amazed me by doing this research was- How much I didn’t consider- even when I was trying to see every possibility behind the situation. I think there is still more areas of segregation I haven’t seen and it scares me to think- even when I am purposefully looking for all the nooks and cranny’s I miss so many. I am wearing a blindfold of bias that I only folded down a little to gain insight. How do I get the whole blind fold off – to see the entirety of the situation?
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