Why don't all people get along?

[gemmadivita]

As part of my class’s field research in public policy, I am hoping to better understand urban segregation and integration. This includes a variety of reasons why people seek to avoid those they see as very different from themselves: economic disparities, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability status, and so on. I want to conduct research that will help my
readers understand the rationale for segregation and integration, as well as their positive and negative impacts. With this understanding, I’ll propose public policies to amplify benefits and mitigate detriments of urban integration and segregation.

[humbersloop]

good luck with that then

[Purple_Popple]

Pardon??

[Purple_Popple]

LOL at Humbers reply :)

[EcclesCake]

Admirable. How do you propose undertaking this research?

[craft1948]

We don't have urban segregation, do we?

[Kiki-frog]

Have a look at some of the Religion and Spirituality threads on here, where those who are in the right take on those who are also in the right. If you can sort that lot out, you'll be fast tracked for a Nobel Peace prize in no time at all!

[humbersloop]

I thought it was the initial hypothesis that was being tested eccles, I didn't think we'd got round to evaluating the methodology yet :)

[humbersloop]

^although I shared some of kiki's reservations about the initial target audience...

[EcclesCake]

My bad, Sloop. ;-)

[sandyRoe]

Who would want to live in a neighbourhood where people ate their peas off their knife or put the milk into the cup before pouring the tea?
Thank heavens for urban segregation, I say.

[dotty.]

i live in an old pit village in lancashire and it's the swanky townies that have ruined it buying up the 4 bed detached houses they built on the site of the old ring mill so as the co-op can charge £1.89 for a warbies and get away with it

[dotty.]

and then there's the water board buying up the three pits and making it exclusive fishing rights only

[humbersloop]

I like the co-op

[craft1948]

You're only saying that 'cos you're scared of B00..........

[Nibble]

Always thought urban segregation happened as a matter of choice in some ethnic groupings, IMO

[albaqwerty]

They should make it fishing rights for residents only Dot. (They do up here)

Sandy
I eat my peas with honey
I've done so all my life
It makes the peas taste funny
But it keeps them on the knife.
☺

[dotty.]

this place went downhill when the co-op took over the shoe factory.

[humbersloop]

possibly, crafty, just possibly ;-)

what, when it's at home is a warbies?

[albaqwerty]

Warburton's loaf Sloopy :-)

You can't go into my local town to buy shoes, there ain't a shoe shop :-(

[Nibble]

^ What's a shoe shop?