Human Beings are
social animals by nature. Interaction with fellow human beings is part and parcel of our daily lives. Even though we are social by nature, we also have some parochial instincts which manifest themselves in our day to day lives. Be it where we choose to live, or who we choose to interact with a majority of the times, we have a tendency to look for people with similar interests, culture and backgrounds. We are simply more comfortable interacting with people who are similar to us.
The picture below is a map of Columbus, Ohio, where I have lived the last 7 of my 9 years. The map depicts how the population is distributed by race and ethnicity and was complied by
Eric Fisher using 2000 census data. Each dot represents 25 people.
As can be seen, there is this clear divide based on race and ethnicity, on where people tend to live and who they choose to interact. This divide exists in all of the major cities be it
Chicago,
Detroit,
New York or
Los Angeles.
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