Whereas segregation by its nature sounds evil, the effects of voluntary segregation cannot be examined without going over the underlying cause, forced segregation; under which the individual being forced is the victim, while voluntary segregation the cause and effect has to be examined in more detail. The causes of voluntary segregation tend to be spawned as a result of some form of forced segregation; family, race, nationality and religion tend to be the primary causes that lead individuals to voluntary segregation, with the effects that can have both pros and cons to the individual and the community. The cause that is forced segregation has a direct effect on the decisions made by its victims, whether direct or indirect. For Americans when
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A young black American raised in the fifties and sixties experiences would be a totally different experience from that same individual raised in the sixties and seventies. The difference would not just be a mental pressure but the individual from the fifties and sixties would be fear of physical harm.
The family is the glue that makes racial and religious segregation stick, although the pressure maybe mental the cause is real with far reaching effects. Among these causes of forced segregation the effects are equally as important on the individuals or groups of individuals that the pressure has been applied. The mental will that is needed to break free of the pressure that the family can apply has to be enormous; for most individuals they succumb to the will of the …show more content…
When looking at voluntary segregation in reference to nationality or ethnic groups there is a comfort to the individual. This comfort may come at the cost of economic opportunity but this may vary depending on the location the individual resides. Opportunity of an individual living in New York City will differ from living in Houston, Texas or Montgomery, Alabama. The New York City and New Jersey area has a consolidated and easy to move around economic area that lends itself to voluntary segregation. Whereas the greater Houston area Wikipedia reports as approximately ten-thousand square miles as compared to New York at sixty-seven thousand square miles; where the difference is transportation. In New York the transportation system makes economic opportunity easier at the cost of time of travel; where in Houston choosing voluntary segregation will limit economic opportunity. Even with a car the commute in Houston can 40 plus miles one way; while it may be possible to take a bus from the outer areas of Houston to different areas in the city or other local locations the commute would be a huge burden. Living in Houston if an individual choose a specific would lend itself to work in that area; where this leads to lower opportunity. Strength in numbers, when it comes to voluntary segregation can make a community self-sufficient. The endemic nature of voluntary segregation in one location
A young black American raised in the fifties and sixties experiences would be a totally different experience from that same individual raised in the sixties and seventies. The difference would not just be a mental pressure but the individual from the fifties and sixties would be fear of physical harm.
The family is the glue that makes racial and religious segregation stick, although the pressure maybe mental the cause is real with far reaching effects. Among these causes of forced segregation the effects are equally as important on the individuals or groups of individuals that the pressure has been applied. The mental will that is needed to break free of the pressure that the family can apply has to be enormous; for most individuals they succumb to the will of the …show more content…
When looking at voluntary segregation in reference to nationality or ethnic groups there is a comfort to the individual. This comfort may come at the cost of economic opportunity but this may vary depending on the location the individual resides. Opportunity of an individual living in New York City will differ from living in Houston, Texas or Montgomery, Alabama. The New York City and New Jersey area has a consolidated and easy to move around economic area that lends itself to voluntary segregation. Whereas the greater Houston area Wikipedia reports as approximately ten-thousand square miles as compared to New York at sixty-seven thousand square miles; where the difference is transportation. In New York the transportation system makes economic opportunity easier at the cost of time of travel; where in Houston choosing voluntary segregation will limit economic opportunity. Even with a car the commute in Houston can 40 plus miles one way; while it may be possible to take a bus from the outer areas of Houston to different areas in the city or other local locations the commute would be a huge burden. Living in Houston if an individual choose a specific would lend itself to work in that area; where this leads to lower opportunity. Strength in numbers, when it comes to voluntary segregation can make a community self-sufficient. The endemic nature of voluntary segregation in one location