The Lines Remain

For those groups that made the decision voluntarily to live in a location where others share the same race or ethnicity, Rocha and Espino discourage this and say that it’s doing more harm than good. These people of the same race feel more at ease with each other, not having to worry about discrimination within their neighborhood. By doing this, they can be worsening the discriminatory thoughts and actions of differing races and ethnicities. Stereotypes remain as residences remain racially homogeneous. There needs to be a change in our society to lessen the fears of discrimination and increase the acceptance among various races. In their article they reported that, “…individuals residing in racially mixed areas are significantly more likely to report higher levels of interracial contact than are those living in racially homogeneous areas.” (Espino 416). By continuing to seclude themselves from other races, the line between them remains. This means that many either don’t want or aren’t able to interact with other races, which can lessen the discrimination among us.