Elijah Anderson, author of The Cosmopolitan Canopy, introduces and discusses the concept of the “cosmopolitan canopy.” Also, how Philadelphians are divided into two different types of human beings, the open minded people who he calls cosmopolitan and the closed minded who he calls ethnocentric. In Addition, Anderson targets how different types of ethnic groups live in the cities of Philadelphia and what areas these individuals are more prone to be racially segregated or not.
Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia has to be one of the places where, “The homeless,the mentally ill,the well-to-do,students,black homeboys,bicycle messengers,office workers, and business people are all here, observing the show, and for the most part,not only getting …show more content…
In sum, they are more likely to "give back.” I can give my input about that due to the fact that I am hispanic and I’m considered middle class. Well, my parents but that classifies me as well and that statement that Jody mentions is true. My father always supports family members and even friends financially and never expects anything in return. To get back to the point, even if you’re middle or upper class and happen to be Hispanic there’s still chances of one being discriminated. The social status does not matter what tends to matter is one’s ethnicity, that’s one thing that tends not to change. In addition, being hispanic sometimes one may feel like they do not fit in any racial group because you’re used to doing things that are considered white. Then on the other hand one is also used to the spanish culture, but the sometimes you aren’t. Therefore, it’s a confusing faze especially grow up Hispanic.
Overall, from my perspective about social class and race will always be a issue. For instance, you may be upper class and African American or Hispanic and you’ll still somehow or some way always encounter discrimination. In this society, you have to be the social class and race society wants you to be in order to fit and evidently that’s something out of an individual control. Therefore, it will be impossible to ever demolish segregation and end discrimination no matter your social class or
Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia has to be one of the places where, “The homeless,the mentally ill,the well-to-do,students,black homeboys,bicycle messengers,office workers, and business people are all here, observing the show, and for the most part,not only getting …show more content…
In sum, they are more likely to "give back.” I can give my input about that due to the fact that I am hispanic and I’m considered middle class. Well, my parents but that classifies me as well and that statement that Jody mentions is true. My father always supports family members and even friends financially and never expects anything in return. To get back to the point, even if you’re middle or upper class and happen to be Hispanic there’s still chances of one being discriminated. The social status does not matter what tends to matter is one’s ethnicity, that’s one thing that tends not to change. In addition, being hispanic sometimes one may feel like they do not fit in any racial group because you’re used to doing things that are considered white. Then on the other hand one is also used to the spanish culture, but the sometimes you aren’t. Therefore, it’s a confusing faze especially grow up Hispanic.
Overall, from my perspective about social class and race will always be a issue. For instance, you may be upper class and African American or Hispanic and you’ll still somehow or some way always encounter discrimination. In this society, you have to be the social class and race society wants you to be in order to fit and evidently that’s something out of an individual control. Therefore, it will be impossible to ever demolish segregation and end discrimination no matter your social class or