How Diverse is Your Neighborhood?

How Diverse is Your Neighborhood?

When I lived in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, I experienced the sights, sounds, and smells of the world at my doorstep. Snippets of conversations in several languages during an afternoon at the playground. Corner grocery stores, each unique in its ethnic...
Are Homogeneous Groups Better?

Are Homogeneous Groups Better?

During graduate school, I learned about the Homogeneous Unit Principle. Simply put, the theory states that people are most comfortable in groups of people like them. Robert Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone, reinforces the idea of the Homogeneous Unit Principle. His...