There are many snowflakes on Earth during winter; however, it is impossible to find two snowflakes that will look alike. They may have similar features, but that is all. People are like snowflakes. They are all unique, but they can form groups based on the similarities that they possess. The groupement may be formed according to their ethnicity, hobbies, interests, religion, nation etc. because individuals seek to find somebody who will share the same interest with them. Unfortunately, these alliances influence people to move away from others who are different from them. Grouping does not allow to create the desired diversity, that the society seemingly seeks to achieve, but leaves an illusion in people’s minds about the existence of the diversity.
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Some Americans may assume that the diversity exists in their country because they can see multiple people with different colors walking down the streets. Nevertheless, it is not the proof that diversity is achieved in the USA. People with different nationalities still avoid contact with each other, interacting only with the chosen group of people who are similar to each other. In his article, “People Like Us”, David Brooks points out that despite the fact that America represents the diversity as a whole, people’s interactions show that this country is still homogeneous because individuals are not willing to interact with someone who is not like them. I agree that the lack of diversity is the point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe that a great variety of individuals with distinct appearances in one country is the evidence that the diversity is already achieved. Individuals still see the distinctions of the others’ appearances and based on that form their surroundings. While people do that, society cannot reach …show more content…
The basic example of that is the division by gender and ages in the school. Seniors try to avoid communication with younger students because the interests among these social groups are completely different: seniors try to get into universities, while freshmen just try to survive their first year of evil High School. In fact, members of the groups unconsciously seek to speak with people who are similar to them, not wishing anything bad to others who are different. To show that, Brooks uses an example of elite American university, Brown, where most of the professors are Christians. Looking for a new employee, these professors choose someone who shares the same religion as they do without even noticing it. For some reasons, they do not hire other, maybe even more, qualified pretendents, who happen to share another religion. However, because of their tendency to choose to communicate with individuals who are similar to them, others should not accuse people, in this case, Americans, in being narrow-minded. Instead, they should look for the reason why individuals prefer to avoid people who are distinct. According to Brooks, “What we are looking at here is human nature. People want to be around others who are roughly like themselves.” His point is that people unconsciously choose to interact with others who share some common features with them
Some Americans may assume that the diversity exists in their country because they can see multiple people with different colors walking down the streets. Nevertheless, it is not the proof that diversity is achieved in the USA. People with different nationalities still avoid contact with each other, interacting only with the chosen group of people who are similar to each other. In his article, “People Like Us”, David Brooks points out that despite the fact that America represents the diversity as a whole, people’s interactions show that this country is still homogeneous because individuals are not willing to interact with someone who is not like them. I agree that the lack of diversity is the point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe that a great variety of individuals with distinct appearances in one country is the evidence that the diversity is already achieved. Individuals still see the distinctions of the others’ appearances and based on that form their surroundings. While people do that, society cannot reach …show more content…
The basic example of that is the division by gender and ages in the school. Seniors try to avoid communication with younger students because the interests among these social groups are completely different: seniors try to get into universities, while freshmen just try to survive their first year of evil High School. In fact, members of the groups unconsciously seek to speak with people who are similar to them, not wishing anything bad to others who are different. To show that, Brooks uses an example of elite American university, Brown, where most of the professors are Christians. Looking for a new employee, these professors choose someone who shares the same religion as they do without even noticing it. For some reasons, they do not hire other, maybe even more, qualified pretendents, who happen to share another religion. However, because of their tendency to choose to communicate with individuals who are similar to them, others should not accuse people, in this case, Americans, in being narrow-minded. Instead, they should look for the reason why individuals prefer to avoid people who are distinct. According to Brooks, “What we are looking at here is human nature. People want to be around others who are roughly like themselves.” His point is that people unconsciously choose to interact with others who share some common features with them