The emergence of gated communities in the United States

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[...] The emergence of gated communities in the United States Introduction The gated communities are specials areas, or closeted residency where a certain group (part of the same club, people from the same social class, same beliefs etc . ) of people choose to live together, sharing some private area (like parks, swimming pool etc . It's been a few years since they had started to emerge. In which way, these "gated communities" contribute to a new sort of segregation among the different social class? [...]

[...] And the gates all around these properties help to assure a certain safety and tranquillity for the residents. II - Safety and Chosen ones The Walls It's the "physical", "concretely" aspect of the concept of security, which is very important in these "gated communities". Not everyone can enter these "gated communities" This is the "moral" aspect. It allows us to know who lives next to us, who we could and would like to see in the house next to ours. [...]

[...] And these properties are protected by walls, which prevent any undesirable person to enter the community, furthermore, only a few selected people can become parts of these "gated communities". On the one hand, it's a perfect deal, you don't want to live anywhere closer than a person whose beliefs are against yours for example, but on the other hands, these "gated communities" transmit a xenophobic message, excluding the diversity from their enclosures and participating in destroying mixed-population in their cities and even regions. One thing we can ask ourselves is: Are these "gated communities" a part of the systemic racism in the USA? [...]