Social Isolation: Negative Consequences Of Minorities

Social and spatial isolation has caused negative consequences for minorities. Some negative consequences include no sense of responsibility, despair , and development of ways to cope with social and spatial isolation. This isolation from non whites is called white habitus which is defined as a racialized, uninterrupted socialization process that conditions and creates whites’ racial taste, perceptions, feelings, and emotions and their views on racial matters (p. 152). White habitus lead to negative views about minorities and a racial identity. Dominant group members may agree with integration in housing and social institution and interracial marriage but do not practice these views. Most whites say they have an interracial lifestyle if asked
When location is not an issues whites often state that minority group members just stick together forming a parallel society and are hard to approach. When discussing racial issues non whites are the only ones seen as qualifying as racial since whiteness is normal. When discussing interracial marriage many whites believe other people love life is not business but will not be involved in an interracial marriage. It has been found that more educated people are generally more open to interracial marriage. Some whites may express approval about interracial marriage by stating people close to them have interracial marriages. Some whites have struggles between wanting to marry outside their race and preserving their racial identity. Other agree with interracial marriage but have concern for the kids having issues in life since they won't be accepted by either side. People who oppose interracial marriage openly oppose and often cite the kids will have problems as an example. They also may try to sound politically correct before expressing their disapproval for interracial marriage. However, most whites believe you can not marry people one has not been exposed to