Essay On Neighbourhood Integration

While one could argue that the fact that these people were raised in a racially diverse environment would mean that they will change the system from the inside. Of course this could happen, it does happen, but not on a large enough scale, and most certainly not with immediate effect. These steps that Anderson suggests are non-ideal, meaning they are supposed to help solve immediate problems, not solve one problem and let future generations solve the rest, all based on the off chance that they have not been corrupted. By implementing Anderson’s proposal of racial integration, we not only start absolving society of its bigotry, be also start evening the playing field.
Wealth disparities are also a problem, but the steps, especially the third …show more content…
White people should not be telling people of colour what to do and where to live, especially not blaming segregation on them because they wanted to stay within the community they grew up in. Keeping this in mind I understand where Anderson went wrong, neighbourhood integration is important because neighbourhood often dictate where children will go to school and what social capital you are exposed to, which can be very advantageous. Specifically because integrating children is very important. A way of solving this problem might be by not starting in schools, but rather in the work place. For example, imagine a black woman gets a good job at a predominantly white firm, she becomes good friends with one of her co-workers, as the years go on she starts earning more money, and subsequently decides to move, her co-worker tells her about a house that is for sale on their street and she likes it enough to move in, feeling safe because her friend is so nearby. Now if she eventually has children who live in that neighbour hood, it seems like a more gradual way of integrating that did not put any one out of their comfort zone. She may also tell some of her friends if there are any houses available and thus the neighbourhood becomes more diverse. No one told her or encouraged her to move to that neighbourhood, but if the workplace had not been integrated then she would not have had the