In David Brook’s article, “People Like Us”, he discusses how America is not really diverse. The United States as a whole has always identified as being a diverse country. In a way, this is true. There are people of all kinds of races, religions, personalities, political views, interest, and so forth, but yet there is still a lack of diversity. Diversity would be when all of the nation would be unified despite differences. I think David Brook`s makes a valid point in “People Like Us” when he states that America isn’t truly diverse. People gravitate to other people that are like themselves. People feel more comfortable surrounded with people that are similar. Self-segregation hinders the growth of diversity that could happen among our nation. If people would branch out of their comfort zones, they could live more diverse lives.
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People group themselves by race, background, geography, income, education and more. One example is when Brooks states, “If you asked a Democratic lawyer to move from her $750,000 house in Bethesda, Maryland, to a $750,000 house in Great Falls, Virginia, she'd look at you as if you had just asked her to buy a pickup truck with a gun rack and to shove chewing tobacco in her kid's mouth” (357). In the Washington, D.C., area the lawyers segregate based on political party. The Democratic lawyers tend to live in Maryland while the Republican lawyers tend to live in Virginia. Although the house value is the same, the lawyers would be reluctant to move because they are aware that they would be uncomfortable. They know the people around them in these areas share the same values. I agree with this quote because often different places in America differ. Someone who may feel very in place in one area would experience the opposite somewhere else depending on where they
People group themselves by race, background, geography, income, education and more. One example is when Brooks states, “If you asked a Democratic lawyer to move from her $750,000 house in Bethesda, Maryland, to a $750,000 house in Great Falls, Virginia, she'd look at you as if you had just asked her to buy a pickup truck with a gun rack and to shove chewing tobacco in her kid's mouth” (357). In the Washington, D.C., area the lawyers segregate based on political party. The Democratic lawyers tend to live in Maryland while the Republican lawyers tend to live in Virginia. Although the house value is the same, the lawyers would be reluctant to move because they are aware that they would be uncomfortable. They know the people around them in these areas share the same values. I agree with this quote because often different places in America differ. Someone who may feel very in place in one area would experience the opposite somewhere else depending on where they