Saturday, September 7, 2013
Arrivals...There Goes the Neighborhood
Many times throughout history, and even not that long ago (about 50+ years ago), people have been uninviting of newcomers in their neighborhoods. This disapproval may be because of religion, race, or due to having different cultures. People may not want these new arrivals in the neighborhood, because they feel that they don't belong. An example of this happening was in America in the 60's and 70's. When Blacks tried to move into certain neighborhoods or cities, they were either forced out, or Whites would flee to somewhere else. In The Crucible, which we are reading in class, we sort of see this happening. At this time in Salem, Massachusetts basically everyone in the town was a Puritan, and anyone who didn't follow that religion was looked down on or probably kicked out.
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This is a question I often ask myself and have not yet come up with an answer, but I was wondering whether you had some insight on it: Why and when do you think people started developing prejudices against each other due to race, religion, and different culture (like you mentioned above)? Do you think people have always been judgemental, or has it come up reacently with the growing social and economic gaps forming between people?
ReplyDeleteI think that people have always been judgemental towards eachother. Since people come from different backgrounds, that means that people are always going to have different views or opinions. Since people have different views on things, they are going to think that their views are right.
ReplyDeleteI like that relationship with what happened back then in the 60s and 70s and the topic. Really true. But then eventually we gained confidence and allat. :) Good post!
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